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Volunteer

Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department

Ripley, MS · Tippah County. Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

36th pct.
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Mississippi average
1
station

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Gravestown 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 C
24 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 1 station

Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ripley, MS (Tippah County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,455 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,455 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #183 of 316
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Tippah County

Gravestown Volunteer 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 70005 · Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department, MS 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,455
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Posey Township Vo…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Ripley, MS
FDID
70005

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #183 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,455 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department carries 43.6% of Tippah County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (55 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 30% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Blue Mountain Volunteer Fire Department
Blue Mountain · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Floodwood Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24 Marlow Fire Department, OK 24 Villisca Fire Department, IA 24 Lewisburg Volunteer Fire Department / Lewisburg Rural Fire Department, KY 24 Badger Fire Department, MN 24 West Elkton Gratis Township Fire Department, OH 24 Blackgum Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, OK 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department have?

Gravestown Volunteer 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 #14,455 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #183 of 316 by personnel.

Does Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department?

Gravestown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tippah 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.