Department profile

Volunteer

Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department

Heidelberg, MS · Jasper County. Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

24th pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Mississippi average
2
stations
$191,429
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
23/100
Heidelberg 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
10 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 D
$9,571 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 2 stations

Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Heidelberg, MS (Jasper County), with 2 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,137 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $191,429.

  • National personnel rank #17,137 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #233 of 316
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 14 other listed departments in Jasper County

Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 31004 · Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department, MS 20 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #17,137
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Heth Township Fir…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $191K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Heth Township Fire Department Central, 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
Heidelberg, MS
FDID
31004

FEMA Grant History

$191K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FV00612 $191,429

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #233 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,137 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department carries 33.3% of Jasper County HIFLD personnel

Among 15 listed departments (60 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 20 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Hal Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Bay Springs · other
All MS departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Heth Township Fire Department Central, IN 20 Fort Wingate Volunteer Fire Department, NM 20 Lincoln Heights Fire Department, OH 20 Calumet Fire Department, MN 20 Coleraine Fire Department, MN 20 Marble Fire Department, MN 20 Nashwauk Fire Department, MN 20 Bigfork Fire Department, MN 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department have?

Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,137 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #233 of 316 by personnel.

Does Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $191,429 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.