Department profile

Volunteer

Carnes Volunteer Fire Department

Lumberton, MS · Forrest County. Carnes Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

49th pct.
national personnel size
+87%
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
18/100
Carnes 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
14 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
28 personnel · 2 stations

Carnes Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lumberton, MS (Forrest County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,372 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,372 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #132 of 316
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Forrest County

Carnes Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 18002 · Carnes Volunteer Fire Department, MS 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ephratah Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ephratah Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Lumberton, MS
FDID
18002

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Carnes Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #132 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,372 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 87% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Forrest County HIFLD mix around Carnes Volunteer Fire Department

Forrest County: 15 departments, 262 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 47% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ephratah Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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McLaurin Volunteer Fire Department
Hattiesburg · volunteer
North Forrest Volunteer Fire Department
Hattiesburg · volunteer
Petal Fire Department
Petal · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Ephratah Volunteer Fire Department, NY 28 Marcus Fire Department and Ambulance, IA 28 Altoona Fire Department, WI 28 Olmsted Falls Fire Department, OH 28 Pequot Lakes Fire Department, MN 28 Snake Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NV 28 Saint George Fire Department, SC 28 Sagle Fire District, ID 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carnes Volunteer Fire Department have?

Carnes Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 87% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,372 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #132 of 316 by personnel.

Does Carnes Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Carnes Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Carnes Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Carnes Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Carnes Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.