Forrest City Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Forrest City Fire Department

Forrest City Fire Department operates as a Combination department in Forrest City, within St Francis County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 26 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Arkansas has 1,168 registered fire departments and 15,469 total personnel, averaging roughly 13 staff per department. Forrest City Fire Department runs 100% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 20,100 fires, 68 fire deaths, and 71% 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.