Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Charleston Fire Department

Charleston, MS · Tallahatchie County. Charleston Fire Department is a Career (Paid) 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

Charleston 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

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
21/100
Charleston 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
15 personnel · 1 station

Charleston Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Charleston, MS (Tallahatchie 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 #20,049 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,049 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #285 of 316
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Tallahatchie County

Charleston 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 68001 · Charleston Fire Department, MS 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,049
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Redland
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Redland Fire Department, OK (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Charleston, MS
FDID
68001

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Charleston Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #285 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,049 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 staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Tallahatchie County

County mix is mostly volunteer (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

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

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

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

Nearby Departments

Cascilla Volunteer Fire Department
Cascilla · volunteer
Paynes Fire Department
Cascilla · volunteer
Tutwiler Volunteer Fire Department
Tutwiler · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 15 personnel

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

Redland Fire Department, OK 15 Williford Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Poughkeepsie Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Alpine Volunteer Fire Department, TN 15 Isles of Capri Fire and Rescue, FL 15 Newington Fire and Rescue, NH 15 Warr Acres Fire Department, OK 15 Helena Fire Department, AR 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Charleston Fire Department have?

Charleston 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 #20,049 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #285 of 316 by personnel.

Does Charleston Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Charleston Fire Department operate?

Charleston Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Charleston Fire Department?

Charleston Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Tallahatchie County, MS. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Mississippi?

Mississippi has 751 fire departments with 11,222 total personnel. 37% are volunteer departments.

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