Department profile

Volunteer

Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department

Bassfield, MS · Jefferson Davis County. Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+127%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Bassfield 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 B
34 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
34 personnel · 1 station

Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bassfield, MS (Jefferson Davis County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,256 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,256 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #81 of 316
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Jefferson Davis County

Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 33001 · Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department, MS 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,256
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Wilson Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Wilson Fire Company Incorporated, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Bassfield, MS
FDID
33001

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #81 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,256 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 127% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department carries 47.9% of Jefferson Davis County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (71 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 43% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Wilson Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

South Wilson Fire Company Incorporated, NY 34 Deersville Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 34 Jamesville Fire Department, NY 34 Norwood Volunteer Fire Department, WI 34 South Onondaga Fire Department, NY 34 Jewett Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 34 Seneca Castle Fire Department, NY 34 Triadelpha Volunteer Fire Department, WV 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 127% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,256 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #81 of 316 by personnel.

Does Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bassfield 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 Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department?

Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson Davis 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.