Department profile

Volunteer

Center Volunteer Fire Department

Ash Flat, AR · Sharp County. Center Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Center Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Arkansas average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
+38%
vs. Arkansas average
2
stations
$173,845
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
22/100
Center 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
9 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 C
$9,658 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 2 stations

Center Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ash Flat, AR (Sharp County), with 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,357 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $173,845.

  • National personnel rank #18,357 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #368 of 604
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Sharp County

Center Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 68011 · Center Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #18,357
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roland
  • FEMA-LIGHT $174K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Roland Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Ash Flat, AR
FDID
68011

FEMA Grant History

$174K
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-0067 $173,845

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

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Center Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #368 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,357 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster fringe

Center Volunteer Fire Department is 7.0% of Sharp County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 257 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Roland Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ash Flat Volunteer Fire Department
Ash Flat · combination
Cave City Volunteer Fire Station
Cave City · volunteer
Cherokee Village - Omaha Station
Cherokee Village · other
Cherokee Village-Waketa Fire Department
Cherokee Village · combination
Evening Shade Volunteer Fire Station
Evening Shade · volunteer
Hardy Fire Department
Hardy · volunteer
Highland Fire Department
Highland · volunteer
All AR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Roland Fire Department, OK 18 Moffett Fire Department, OK 18 Garrison Volunteer Fire Department, KY 18 Lewis County Volunteer Fire Company, KY 18 Beaver Creek Fire Department, MN 18 Fillmore Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Buhl Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department, MN 18 Canosia Volunteer Fire Department, MN 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Center Volunteer Fire Department have?

Center Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,357 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #368 of 604 by personnel.

Does Center Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Center Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Center Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Center Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Center Volunteer Fire Department?

Center Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sharp County, AR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Center Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Center Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $173,845 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2005.

How many fire departments are in Arkansas?

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

Related guides

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