Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ellisville Fire Department

Ellisville, MS · Jones County. Ellisville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ellisville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Mississippi average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Mississippi average
3
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
7/100
Ellisville 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 F
8 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
24 personnel · 3 stations

Ellisville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ellisville, MS (Jones County), with 3 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,375 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,375 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #179 of 316
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Jones County

Ellisville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 34002 · Ellisville Fire Department, MS 24 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,375
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marble Rock Commu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marble Rock Community Fire Company Incorporated, IA (+ 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
Ellisville, MS
FDID
34002

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Ellisville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #179 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,375 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County staffing outlier

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

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

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Marble Rock Community Fire Company Incorporated, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Boggy Volunteer Fire Department
Ellisville · other
Johnson Volunteer Fire Department
Ellisville · other
Laurel Fire Department
Laurel · career
All MS departments →

Nationwide career peers near 24 personnel

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

Marble Rock Community Fire Company Incorporated, IA 24 Ringling Fire Department, OK 24 Spicer Fire Department, MN 24 Elmer Rural Volunteer Fire Association, OK 24 Dunmore Fire Department, PA 24 Indiantown Gap Fire Department, PA 24 Calistoga Fire Department, CA 24 Cudahy Fire Department, WI 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ellisville Fire Department have?

Ellisville Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,375 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #179 of 316 by personnel.

Does Ellisville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ellisville Fire Department operate?

Ellisville Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ellisville Fire Department?

Ellisville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jones 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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