Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Natchez Fire Department

Natchez, MS · Adams County. City of Natchez Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 62 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.

62
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Natchez Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+313%
vs. Mississippi average
4
stations

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
23/100
City of Natchez 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
15.5 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
62 personnel · 4 stations

City of Natchez Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Natchez, MS (Adams County), with 4 stations and 62 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,425 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,425 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #19 of 316
  • 6.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Adams County

City of Natchez Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

62 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 01003 · City of Natchez Fire Department, MS 62 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 62
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,425
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thomaston Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department, CT (+ 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
Natchez, MS
FDID
01003

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How City of Natchez Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #19 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,425 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 313% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

City of Natchez Fire Department carries 60.8% of Adams County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (102 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 17% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 62 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 62 personnel

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

Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department, CT 62 Belmont Fire Department, NH 62 Department of Fire Rescue - Seminole Trail Volunteer Fire Department, VA 62 Burbank Fire Department, IL 62 Cedar Park Fire Department, TX 62 Gurnee Fire Department, IL 62 Harvey Fire Department, IL 62 Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department, IL 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Natchez Fire Department have?

City of Natchez Fire Department has 62 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 313% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,425 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #19 of 316 by personnel.

Does City of Natchez Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Natchez Fire Department operate?

City of Natchez Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Natchez Fire Department?

City of Natchez Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Adams 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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