Fort Smith Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Fort Smith Fire Department

Fort Smith Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Fort Smith, within Sebastian County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 128 total personnel, 10 stations, 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. Fort Smith Fire Department runs 885% 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.