Department profile

Volunteer

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department

Blue Springs, MS · Union County. Alpine Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Mississippi average.

11th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Mississippi average
1
station

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Alpine Volunteer Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity D
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
15 personnel · 1 station

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Blue Springs, MS (Union County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,923 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,923 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #282 of 316
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Union County

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

15 Top 89% higher than 11% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 73001 · Alpine Volunteer Fire Department, MS 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,923
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Judsonia Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Judsonia Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MS department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Blue Springs, MS
FDID
73001

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Alpine Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #282 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,923 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Union County HIFLD mix around Alpine Volunteer Fire Department

Union County: 13 departments, 149 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Judsonia Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Center Volunteer Fire Department
Blue Springs · volunteer
East Union Volunteer Fire Department
Blue Springs · other
Ingomar Volunteer Fire Department
New Albany · other
Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department
Myrtle · volunteer
New Albany Fire Department
New Albany · career
North Haven Volunteer Fire Department
New Albany · volunteer
Northeast Union Rural Fire Department
New Albany · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MS department.

Judsonia Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 McRae Volunteer Fire Station, AR 15 Newington Fire and Rescue, NH 15 Turley Fire and Rescue Company, OK 15 Collinsville City Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, OK 15 Adairville Volunteer Fire Department / Adairville Rural Fire Department, KY 15 Gravesville Volunteer Fire Station, AR 15 Sentinel Volunteer Fire Department, OK 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alpine Volunteer Fire Department have?

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,923 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #282 of 316 by personnel.

Does Alpine Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Alpine Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Alpine Volunteer Fire Department?

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Union County, MS. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Mississippi?

Mississippi has 751 fire departments with 11,222 total personnel. 37% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.