Department profile

Career (Paid)

Bella Vista Fire Department

Bella Vista, AR · Benton County. Bella Vista Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 33 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

33
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Bella Vista Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Arkansas average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+154%
vs. Arkansas average
3
stations
$1,168,399
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Bella Vista 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 A
$35,406 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
33 personnel · 3 stations

Bella Vista Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bella Vista, AR (Benton County), with 3 stations and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,582 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,168,399.

  • National personnel rank #8,582 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #79 of 604
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 30 other listed departments in Benton County

Bella Vista Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 04300 · Bella Vista Fire Department, AR 33 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #8,582
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hatton Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hatton Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Bella Vista, AR
FDID
04300

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00587 $959,854
2016 EMW2015FO04034 $208,545

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

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Bella Vista Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #79 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,582 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 154% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster fringe

Bella Vista Fire Department is 5.2% of Benton County roster mass

The county lists 37 departments totaling 635 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 16% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hatton Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Avoca Fire Station
Rogers · volunteer
Beaver Lake Fire Department
Rogers · volunteer
Bentonville Fire Department
Bentonville · career
Cave Springs Fire Station
Cave Springs · volunteer
Centerton Fire Station
Centerton · volunteer
Decatur Fire Station
Decatur · volunteer
All AR departments →

Nationwide career peers near 33 personnel

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

Hatton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 33 Alpine Township Fire Department, MI 33 The City of Saint Pete Beach Fire Department, FL 33 Harpersfield Fire Department, OH 33 Endicott Fire Department, NY 33 South Burlington Fire and Rescue, VT 33 Washington Township Fire Department, MI 33 Easton Fire and Rescue Department, MA 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bella Vista Fire Department have?

Bella Vista Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 154% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,582 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #79 of 604 by personnel.

Does Bella Vista Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Bella Vista Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Bella Vista Fire Department operate?

Bella Vista Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bella Vista Fire Department?

Bella Vista Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Benton County, AR. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Bella Vista Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bella Vista Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,168,399 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.