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Chatham Volunteer Fire Department

Chatham, LA · Jackson County. Chatham Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department 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
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Chatham Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Louisiana average.

11th pct.
national personnel size
-42%
vs. Louisiana average

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
0/100
Chatham 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
No station count on file for this department
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

Chatham Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Chatham, LA (Jackson County) and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,052 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,052 of 22,440
  • LA personnel rank #282 of 342
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Jackson County

Chatham 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 25001 · Chatham Volunteer Fire Department, LA 15 personnel

PERS-MICRO · STA-UNK · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,052
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fulton-Liberty To…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fulton-Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every LA department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Chatham, LA
FDID
25001

Staffing vs the Louisiana average

How Chatham Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Louisiana. In-state it ranks #282 of 342 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,052 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 42% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
96
LA departments
786

County roster geometry

Jackson County HIFLD mix around Chatham Volunteer Fire Department

Jackson County: 9 departments, 111 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 33% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Fulton-Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Hodge Volunteer Fire Department
Hodge · volunteer
Jonesboro Volunteer Fire Department
Jonesboro · volunteer
Quitman Volunteer Fire Department
Quitman · volunteer
Ward Four Fire Protection District
Jonesboro · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 15 personnel

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

Fulton-Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 15 Campbellton Volunteer Fire Department, FL 15 Harris-Norris-Pony Fire District, MT 15 Sneads Volunteer Fire Department, FL 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chatham Volunteer Fire Department have?

Chatham Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% below the Louisiana average of 26 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,052 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within LA, it ranks #282 of 342 by personnel.

Does Chatham Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Chatham Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Chatham Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Chatham Volunteer Fire Department?

Chatham Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Jackson County, LA.

How many fire departments are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 786 fire departments with 20,402 total personnel. 34% are volunteer departments.

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