Department profile

Volunteer

Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department

Mcalester, OK · Pittsburg County. Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Oklahoma average.

20th pct.
national personnel size
+58%
vs. Oklahoma 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Haywood-Arpelar 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 F
9.5 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
19 personnel · 2 stations

Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mcalester, OK (Pittsburg County), with 2 stations and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,009 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,009 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #227 of 513
  • 10.53 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Pittsburg County

Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 61023 · Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department, OK 19 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,009
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oil City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oil City Fire Department, PA (+ 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 OK department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Mcalester, OK
FDID
61023

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #227 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,009 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 58% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster fringe

Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department is 8.1% of Pittsburg County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 234 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.53 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oil City Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ashland Volunteer Fire Department
Stuart · volunteer
Blanco Fire Department
Blanco · other
Blue Volunteer Fire Department
Mcalester · other
Canadian Volunteer Fire Department
Canadian · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 19 personnel

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

Oil City Fire Department, PA 19 Winterset Fire Department, IA 19 Hensley Fire Department, AR 19 Presque Isle Volunteer Fire Department, WI 19 Saint Germain Volunteer Fire Department, WI 19 South Pittsburg Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, TN 19 Hinckley Volunteer Fire Department, MN 19 Nettle Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, FL 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department have?

Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 58% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,009 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #227 of 513 by personnel.

Does Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Haywood-Arpelar 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 Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department?

Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pittsburg County, OK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

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