Caddo Gap Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Caddo Gap Volunteer Fire Department

Caddo Gap Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Caddo Gap, within Montgomery County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 17 total personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Arkansas has 1,168 registered fire departments and 15,469 total personnel, averaging roughly 13 staff per department. Caddo Gap Volunteer Fire Department runs 31% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 20,100 fires, 68 fire deaths, and 71% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Caddo Gap Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $192,272.71 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.