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Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station

Brookland, AR · Craighead County. Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Arkansas average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+208%
vs. Arkansas average
3
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
15/100
Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station

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
13.3 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
40 personnel · 3 stations

Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station is a Volunteer department serving Brookland, AR (Craighead County), with 3 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,894 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,894 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #40 of 604
  • 7.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Craighead County

Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 16003 · Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station, AR 40 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #5,894
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carrington Rural
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Carrington Rural Fire Department, ND (+ 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
Brookland, AR
FDID
16003

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #40 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,894 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 208% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster geometry

Craighead County HIFLD mix around Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station

Craighead County: 21 departments, 291 personnel (12 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 5% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Carrington Rural Fire Department, ND (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Carrington Rural Fire Department, ND 40 Summit Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 Prospect Park Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 Torrington Volunteer Fire Department, WY 40 Callensburg-Licking Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 Saint Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 Jesup Fire Department, GA 40 Vigilant Fire Department, NY 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station have?

Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 208% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,894 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #40 of 604 by personnel.

Does Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station operate?

Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station?

Brookland Volunteer Fire Department- Goobertown Station is a Volunteer department serving Craighead County, AR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Arkansas?

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

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