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Barton Volunteer Fire Department

Lucedale, MS · George County. Barton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 15 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Barton 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
2
stations

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
6/100
Barton 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
7.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
15 personnel · 2 stations

Barton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lucedale, MS (George County), with 2 stations and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,943 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,943 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #283 of 316
  • 13.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in George County

Barton 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 20002 · Barton Volunteer Fire Department, MS 15 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,943
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Freehold Fire Com…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Freehold Fire Company, NY (+ 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
Lucedale, MS
FDID
20002

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Barton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #283 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,943 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

George County HIFLD mix around Barton Volunteer Fire Department

George County: 7 departments, 133 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 86% of departments. County / state rollup.

13.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Freehold Fire Company, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Agricola Volunteer Fire Department
Lucedale · volunteer
Lucedale Fire Department
Lucedale · volunteer
Movella Volunteer Fire Department
Lucedale · volunteer
Salem Volunteer Fire Department
Mc Lain · volunteer
Ward Volunteer Fire Department
Lucedale · 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.

Freehold Fire Company, NY 15 Titusville Fire Department, PA 15 Jenkinsville Volunteer Fire Department, SC 15 Craig Volunteer Fire Department, AK 15 Decatur County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 15 Four Communities Fire Department, FL 15 Loma Rural Volunteer Fire Department, MT 15 Paragonah Volunteer Fire Department, UT 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Barton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Barton 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 #19,943 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #283 of 316 by personnel.

Does Barton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Barton Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Barton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Barton Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Barton Volunteer Fire Department?

Barton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving George 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.