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Cayce Volunteer Fire Department

Byhalia, MS · Marshall County. Cayce Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cayce Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Mississippi average.

11th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Mississippi average
1
station
$170,050
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
33/100
Cayce 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 D
15 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 C
$11,337 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 1 station

Cayce Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Byhalia, MS (Marshall County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,042 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $170,050.

  • National personnel rank #20,042 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #284 of 316
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Marshall County

Cayce Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 89% higher than 11% 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 47003 · Cayce Volunteer Fire Department, MS 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,042
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Camden Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $170K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Camden Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
47003

FEMA Grant History

$170K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2011FV03495 $170,050

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Cayce Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #284 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,042 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Marshall County HIFLD mix around Cayce Volunteer Fire Department

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

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Camden Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barton Volunteer Fire Department
Olive Branch · other
Byhalia 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 15 personnel

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

Camden Township Fire Department, OH 15 Hornbrook Fire Protection District, CA 15 Mayten Fire Protection District, CA 15 San Miguel County Fire District - Pecos Canyon Fire Department, NM 15 Seiad Valley Fire Company, CA 15 Grenada Fire Protection District, CA 15 White Mills Volunteer Fire Department, KY 15 Northrop Fire Department, MN 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cayce Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cayce Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,042 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #284 of 316 by personnel.

Does Cayce Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cayce Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cayce Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cayce Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cayce Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cayce Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $170,050 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.