Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Diamondhead Fire Department

Diamondhead, MS · Hancock County. Diamondhead Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Diamondhead Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
+107%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Diamondhead 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 B
31 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
31 personnel · 1 station

Diamondhead Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Diamondhead, MS (Hancock County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,520 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,520 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #95 of 316
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Hancock County

Diamondhead Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 23004 · Diamondhead Fire Department, MS 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,520
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Vernon Volu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Diamondhead, MS
FDID
23004

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Diamondhead Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #95 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,520 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 107% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide career peers near 31 personnel

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

Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, AR 31 Petersburg Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 31 Glassy Mountain Fire Department, SC 31 Logan City Fire Department, WV 31 Simpsonville Fire District, SC 31 Holbrook Fire Department, MA 31 Crossville Fire Department, TN 31 Fort Hunter Liggett Fire Department-Dod, CA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Diamondhead Fire Department have?

Diamondhead Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 107% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,520 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #95 of 316 by personnel.

Does Diamondhead Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Diamondhead Fire Department operate?

Diamondhead Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Diamondhead Fire Department?

Diamondhead Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hancock 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.