Columbus Fire and Rescue

What This Data Tells You About Columbus Fire and Rescue

Columbus Fire and Rescue operates as a Career (Paid) department in Columbus, within Lowndes County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 70 total personnel, 5 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

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. Columbus Fire and Rescue runs 367% 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.