Department profile

Volunteer

Erwin Volunteer Fire Department

Newport, AR · Jackson County. Erwin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

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

24th pct.
national personnel size
+54%
vs. Arkansas average
1
station
$186,971
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
38/100
Erwin 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
20 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 D
$9,349 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

Erwin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Newport, AR (Jackson County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,997 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $186,971.

  • National personnel rank #16,997 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #316 of 604
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Jackson County

Erwin Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 34008 · Erwin Volunteer Fire Department, AR 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #16,997
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockford Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $187K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rockford Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Newport, AR
FDID
34008

FEMA Grant History

$187K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05389 $186,971.42

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Erwin Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #316 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,997 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster geometry

Jackson County HIFLD mix around Erwin Volunteer Fire Department

Jackson County: 12 departments, 147 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rockford Volunteer Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Diaz Volunteer Fire Department
Newport · volunteer
Eight Mile Fire Department Station
Beedeville · volunteer
Grubbs Volunteer Fire Department
Grubbs · volunteer
Jacksonport Volunteer Fire Station
Newport · volunteer
Richwood Volunteer Fire Station
Amagon · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Rockford Volunteer Fire Department, IA 20 Tappan Lake Volunteer Fire Department, OH 20 Outlook Fire Department, MT 20 Hamilton Branch Fire Protection District, CA 20 Drayton Volunteer Fire Department, ND 20 Kandiyohi Fire Department, MN 20 Kesslers Cross Lane Volunteer Fire Service, WV 20 Prinsburg Fire Department, MN 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Erwin Volunteer Fire Department have?

Erwin Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,997 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #316 of 604 by personnel.

Does Erwin Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Erwin Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Erwin Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Erwin Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Erwin Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Erwin Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $186,971.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Arkansas?

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

Related guides

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