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Egypt Volunteer Fire Department

Egypt, AR · Craighead County. Egypt Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Egypt Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Arkansas average.

13th pct.
national personnel size
+23%
vs. Arkansas 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
25/100
Egypt 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 D
16 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
16 personnel · 1 station

Egypt Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Egypt, AR (Craighead County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,550 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,550 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #433 of 604
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Craighead County

Egypt Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 87% higher than 13% 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 16601 · Egypt Volunteer Fire Department, AR 16 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #19,550
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Froid Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Froid Volunteer Fire Department, MT (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer 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 AR department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Egypt, AR
FDID
16601

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Egypt Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #433 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,550 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 23% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster fringe

Egypt Volunteer Fire Department is 5.5% of Craighead County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 291 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 5% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Froid Volunteer Fire Department, MT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bay Fire Department
Bay · volunteer
Black Oak Volunteer Fire Department
Black Oak · volunteer
Cash Fire Department
Cash · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Froid Volunteer Fire Department, MT 16 Poplar Volunteer Fire Department, MT 16 Alsen-Saint Irma Lee Volunteer Fire Department, LA 16 Colvill Area Volunteer Fire Department, MN 16 Gateswood Volunteer Fire Department, AL 16 Sterling Fire Department, OK 16 Flower Mound Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OK 16 Mound City Volunteer Fire Department, SD 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Egypt Volunteer Fire Department have?

Egypt Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,550 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #433 of 604 by personnel.

Does Egypt Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Egypt Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Egypt Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Egypt Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Egypt Volunteer Fire Department?

Egypt Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Craighead County, AR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Arkansas?

Arkansas has 1,168 fire departments with 15,469 total personnel. 71% are volunteer departments.

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