Department profile

Volunteer

Ash Creek Community Fire Department

Wilburton, OK · Latimer County. Ash Creek Community 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

Ash Creek Community Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Oklahoma average.

8th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Oklahoma 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
Ash Creek Community 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

Ash Creek Community Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wilburton, OK (Latimer 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 #20,629 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,629 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #377 of 513
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Latimer County

Ash Creek Community 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 39003 · Ash Creek Community Fire Department, OK 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 #20,629
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arm Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arm Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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 OK department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Wilburton, OK
FDID
39003

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Ash Creek Community Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #377 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,629 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster geometry

Latimer County HIFLD mix around Ash Creek Community Fire Department

Latimer County: 10 departments, 68 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 20% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Arm Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cravens Volunteer Fire Department
Red Oak · volunteer
Higgins Fire Department
Wilburton · other
Oklahoma Forestry - Wilburton
Wilburton · other
Red Oak Fire Department
Red Oak · other
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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 OK department.

Arm Volunteer Fire Department, MS 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 Blairsburg Fire Department, IA 14 Coalton Volunteer Fire Department, OH 14 Wells Bayou Volunteer Fire Department, AR 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ash Creek Community Fire Department have?

Ash Creek Community Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,629 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #377 of 513 by personnel.

Does Ash Creek Community Fire Department provide EMS services?

Ash Creek Community 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 Ash Creek Community Fire Department operate?

Ash Creek Community Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ash Creek Community Fire Department?

Ash Creek Community Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Latimer County, OK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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