Department profile

Volunteer

Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department

Harrisville, MS · Simpson County. Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

27th pct.
national personnel size
+40%
vs. Mississippi average
1
station
$279,320
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
47/100
Harrisville 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
21 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 C
$13,301 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Harrisville, MS (Simpson County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,279 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $279,320.

  • National personnel rank #16,279 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #216 of 316
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Simpson County

Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 64002 · Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department, MS 21 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Swiss Colony Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $279K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Swiss Colony Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Harrisville, MS
FDID
64002

FEMA Grant History

$279K
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW-2012-FO-0307 $279,320

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #216 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,279 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Simpson County HIFLD mix around Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department

Simpson County: 7 departments, 106 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 29% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Swiss Colony Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Braxton Fire Rescue
Braxton · volunteer
Magee Volunteer Fire Department
Magee · volunteer
Pinola Volunteer Fire Department
Mendenhall · other
Station 7 Fire Department
Mendenhall · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Swiss Colony Volunteer Fire Department, KY 21 Webbville Volunteer Fire District, KY 21 City of Washington Fire Department, PA 21 Clay Township Fire Rescue, IA 21 Sardis Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21 Lynch Volunteer Fire Department, NE 21 Antwerp Fire Department, OH 21 Poseyville Fire Department, IN 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,279 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #216 of 316 by personnel.

Does Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Harrisville 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 Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $279,320 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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.