Department profile

Volunteer

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department

Conway, AR · Faulkner County. Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Arkansas average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
+69%
vs. Arkansas average
2
stations
$278,371
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
28/100
Beaverfork 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
11 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 C
$12,653 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 2 stations

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Conway, AR (Faulkner County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,438 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $278,371.

  • National personnel rank #15,438 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #250 of 604
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Faulkner County

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 23009 · Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department, AR 22 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,438
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Panama City Beach
  • FEMA-LIGHT $278K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Panama City Beach Fire Department, FL (+ 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 AR department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Conway, AR
FDID
23009

FEMA Grant History

$278K
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1802 $278,371

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #250 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,438 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 69% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster fringe

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department is 5.6% of Faulkner County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 392 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Panama City Beach Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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Conway · career
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Vilonia · volunteer
Enola Volunteer Fire Department
Enola · volunteer
Greenbrier Volunteer Fire Station
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Guy Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Panama City Beach Fire Department, FL 22 Browntown Jordan Cadiz Fire Department, WI 22 Chester Heights Fire Company, PA 22 East Bridgewater Fire Department, MA 22 Surry Volunteer Fire Department, NH 22 Highland Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 22 Waubay Fire Department, SD 22 Bunners Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, WV 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department have?

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 69% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,438 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #250 of 604 by personnel.

Does Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department?

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Faulkner County, AR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $278,371 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2005.

How many fire departments are in Arkansas?

Arkansas has 1,168 fire departments with 15,469 total personnel. 71% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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