Clay County Volunteer Fire Department Unit 300 - Montpelier

What This Data Tells You About Clay County Volunteer Fire Department Unit 300 - Montpelier

Clay County Volunteer Fire Department Unit 300 - Montpelier operates as a Volunteer department in Montpelier, within Clay County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 20 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Mississippi has 751 registered fire departments and 11,222 total personnel, averaging roughly 15 staff per department. Clay County Volunteer Fire Department Unit 300 - Montpelier runs 33% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 18,900 fires, 63 fire deaths, and 37% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.