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Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department

Byhalia, MS · Marshall County. Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 22 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.

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

The verdict

Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Mississippi average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
+47%
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
9/100
Byhalia 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
22 personnel · 2 stations

Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Byhalia, MS (Marshall 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 #15,479 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,479 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #202 of 316
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Marshall County

Byhalia 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 47002 · Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,479
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gosnell Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gosnell Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Byhalia, MS
FDID
47002

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FF00214 $0

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #202 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,479 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 47% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Marshall County HIFLD mix around Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department

Marshall County: 11 departments, 102 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 36% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Gosnell Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barton Volunteer Fire Department
Olive Branch · other
Cayce Volunteer Fire Department
Byhalia · volunteer
City of Holly Springs Fire Department
Holly Springs · volunteer
Red Banks Volunteer Fire Department
Holly Springs · other
Watson Volunteer Fire Department
Byhalia · volunteer
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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 MS department.

Gosnell Volunteer Fire Department, AR 22 Galva First Responders, IA 22 Jensen Fire Department, UT 22 San Miguel County Fire District - Conchas Dam Fire and Rescue, NM 22 San Miguel County Fire District - el Pueblo Fire Department, NM 22 Quaker Street Fire Department, NY 22 Upton Fire Department, KY 22 Bliss Fire District, ID 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department have?

Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,479 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #202 of 316 by personnel.

Does Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department?

Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marshall County, MS. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $0 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.