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Janice Volunteer Fire Department

Brooklyn, MS · Perry County. Janice Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

40th pct.
national personnel size
+67%
vs. Mississippi average
1
station

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
54/100
Janice 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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Janice Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brooklyn, MS (Perry County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,543 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,543 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #169 of 316
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Perry County

Janice Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 56003 · Janice Volunteer Fire Department, MS 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,543
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Donnellson Fire A…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Donnellson Fire Association, IA (+ 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
Brooklyn, MS
FDID
56003

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Janice Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #169 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,543 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Janice Volunteer Fire Department carries 39.1% of Perry County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (64 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 38% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Donnellson Fire Association, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Beaumont Volunteer Fire Department
Beaumont · volunteer
New Augusta Volunteer Fire Department
New Augusta · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Donnellson Fire Association, IA 25 Harrisburg Volunteer Fire Station, AR 25 Central Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Lomontville Fire District, NY 25 Sand Gap Volunteer Fire Department, KY 25 Gray Hawk Fire and Rescue Department, KY 25 Finger Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 Phoenicia Fire District, NY 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Janice Volunteer Fire Department have?

Janice Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,543 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #169 of 316 by personnel.

Does Janice Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Janice 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 Janice Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Janice Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Janice Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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