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Friendship Volunteer Fire Department

Mccomb, MS · Pike County. Friendship Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+127%
vs. Mississippi average
2
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Friendship 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
17 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
34 personnel · 2 stations

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mccomb, MS (Pike County), with 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,343 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,343 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #83 of 316
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Pike County

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 57002 · Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, MS 34 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,343
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pella Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pella Township Fire Department, WI (+ 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 MS department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Mccomb, MS
FDID
57002

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Friendship Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #83 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,343 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 127% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department carries 58.6% of Pike County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (58 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pella Township Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department
Magnolia · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Pella Township Fire Department, WI 34 Bogalusa Fire Department, LA 34 Pawnee Fire and Ambulance Service, OK 34 Mount Gilead Fire Department, OH 34 Pultneyville Fire Department, NY 34 Town of Wilson-Black River Fire Department, WI 34 Kohler Fire Department, WI 34 Iberia Volunteer Fire Company, OH 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Friendship Volunteer Fire Department have?

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 127% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,343 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #83 of 316 by personnel.

Does Friendship Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Friendship Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Friendship Volunteer Fire Department?

Friendship Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pike County, MS. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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