Department profile

Volunteer

Center Volunteer Fire Department

Blue Springs, MS · Union County. Center Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

13th pct.
national personnel size
+7%
vs. Mississippi average
1
station
$237,500
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
39/100
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 D
16 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
$14,844 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 1 station

Center Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Blue Springs, MS (Union County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,482 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $237,500.

  • National personnel rank #19,482 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #278 of 316
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Union 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

16 Top 87% higher than 13% 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 73002 · Center Volunteer Fire Department, MS 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #19,482
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clarinda Treatmen…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $238K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clarinda Treatment Complex Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Blue Springs, MS
FDID
73002

FEMA Grant History

$238K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0117 $237,500

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Center Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #278 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,482 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 7% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Union County HIFLD mix around Center Volunteer Fire Department

Union County: 13 departments, 149 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clarinda Treatment Complex Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alpine Volunteer Fire Department
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East Union Volunteer Fire Department
Blue Springs · other
Ingomar Volunteer Fire Department
New Albany · other
Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department
Myrtle · volunteer
New Albany Fire Department
New Albany · career
North Haven Volunteer Fire Department
New Albany · volunteer
Northeast Union Rural Fire Department
New Albany · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Clarinda Treatment Complex Fire Department, IA 16 Ochelata Volunteer Fire Department, OK 16 Washington County Fire Department, OK 16 Baxter Volunteer Fire Department, TN 16 Bushnell-Johnson Volunteer Fire Department, NE 16 Ola Fire Department, AR 16 Oneida Fire Department, TN 16 Eagles Nest Volunteer Fire Department, MN 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Center Volunteer Fire Department have?

Center Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,482 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #278 of 316 by personnel.

Does Center Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Center 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 Center Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Center Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Center Volunteer Fire Department?

Center Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Union County, MS. 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 $237,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.