Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hattiesburg Fire Department

Hattiesburg, MS · Forrest County. Hattiesburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 121 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.

121
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 3%
national personnel size
+707%
vs. Mississippi average
8
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
22/100
Hattiesburg 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
15.1 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
121 personnel · 8 stations

Hattiesburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hattiesburg, MS (Forrest County), with 8 stations and 121 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #663 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #663 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #9 of 316
  • 6.61 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Forrest County

Hattiesburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

121 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 18004 · Hattiesburg Fire Department, MS 121 personnel · 8 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 121
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #663
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Easton Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Easton Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 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
Hattiesburg, MS
FDID
18004

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Hattiesburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #9 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #663 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 707% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Hattiesburg Fire Department carries 46.2% of Forrest County HIFLD personnel

Among 15 listed departments (262 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.61 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 121 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Easton Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Carnes Volunteer Fire Department
Lumberton · volunteer
Dixie Volunteer Fire Department
Hattiesburg · volunteer
McLaurin Volunteer Fire Department
Hattiesburg · volunteer
North Forrest Volunteer Fire Department
Hattiesburg · volunteer
Petal Fire Department
Petal · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide career peers near 121 personnel

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

Easton Volunteer Fire Department, MD 121 Plymouth Fire Department, MA 121 Lewisville Fire Department, TX 121 North Warren Volunteer Fire and Rescue, VA 122 Monarch Fire Protection District, MO 122 Waterloo Fire and Rescue, IA 122 East Haven Fire Department, CT 122 Elgin Fire Department, IL 122

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hattiesburg Fire Department have?

Hattiesburg Fire Department has 121 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 707% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #663 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #9 of 316 by personnel.

Does Hattiesburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hattiesburg Fire Department operate?

Hattiesburg Fire Department operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hattiesburg Fire Department?

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

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.