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Arm Volunteer Fire Department

Silver Creek, MS · Lawrence County. Arm Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

8th pct.
national personnel size
-7%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Arm 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 F
14 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
14 personnel · 1 station

Arm Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Silver Creek, MS (Lawrence County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,626 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,626 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #296 of 316
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Lawrence County

Arm Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 92% higher than 8% 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 39001 · Arm Volunteer Fire Department, MS 14 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,626
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ash Creek Communi…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ash Creek Community Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Silver Creek, MS
FDID
39001

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Arm Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #296 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,626 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 7% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Lawrence County HIFLD mix around Arm Volunteer Fire Department

Lawrence County: 12 departments, 57 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 42% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ash Creek Community Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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

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Sontag Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

Ash Creek Community Fire Department, OK 14 Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, UT 14 Scotts Hill Volunteer Fire Department, TN 14 Norway Fire Department, SC 14 Stout Community Fire Department, IA 14 Gotebo Fire Department, OK 14 Blairsburg Fire Department, IA 14 Coalton Volunteer Fire Department, OH 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Arm Volunteer Fire Department have?

Arm Volunteer Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% below the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,626 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #296 of 316 by personnel.

Does Arm Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Arm 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 Arm Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Arm Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Arm Volunteer Fire Department?

Arm Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lawrence 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.