Department profile

Career (Paid)

Greenville Fire Department

Greenville, MS · Washington County. Greenville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 96 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

96
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Greenville Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+540%
vs. Mississippi average
8
stations
$1,930,456
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
35/100
Greenville 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 F
12 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 B
$20,109 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
96 personnel · 8 stations

Greenville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Greenville, MS (Washington County), with 8 stations and 96 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,027 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,930,456.

  • National personnel rank #1,027 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #10 of 316
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Washington County

Greenville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

96 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 76003 · Greenville Fire Department, MS 96 personnel · 8 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 96
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kingsport
  • FEMA-MID $1.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kingsport Fire Department, TN (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Greenville, MS
FDID
76003

FEMA Grant History

$1.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2023)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04615 $254,772.72
2020 EMW-2020-FG-14514 $215,909.09
2019 EMW-2019-FG-05238 $900,000
2015 EMW2014FV01451 $290,910
2015 EMW2014FO03888 $268,864

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Greenville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #10 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,027 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 540% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Greenville Fire Department carries 50.3% of Washington County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (191 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 38% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 96 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kingsport Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Leland Volunteer Fire Department
Leland · volunteer
Metcalfe Volunteer Fire Department
Metcalfe · volunteer
Riverside Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide career peers near 96 personnel

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

Kingsport Fire Department, TN 96 New Berlin Fire Department, WI 96 Noxen Volunteer Fire Company, PA 96 Maplewood Fire Department, MN 96 Beavercreek Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 96 Bullhead City Fire Department, AZ 96 Livonia Fire and Rescue, MI 96 Bloomington Fire Department and Ambulance, IL 96

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Greenville Fire Department have?

Greenville Fire Department has 96 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 540% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,027 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #10 of 316 by personnel.

Does Greenville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Greenville 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 Greenville Fire Department operate?

Greenville Fire Department operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Greenville Fire Department?

Greenville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Washington County, MS. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Greenville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Greenville Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $1,930,455.81 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Mississippi?

Mississippi has 751 fire departments with 11,222 total personnel. 37% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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