Department profile

Volunteer

Johnson County Rural Fire Department

Oark, AR · Johnson County. Johnson County Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Johnson County Rural Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Arkansas average.

30th pct.
national personnel size
+69%
vs. Arkansas 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
45/100
Johnson County Rural 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
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Johnson County Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oark, AR (Johnson County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,739 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,739 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #262 of 604
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Johnson County

Johnson County Rural Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 70% higher than 30% 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 36013 · Johnson County Rural Fire Department, AR 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,739
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenfield
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greenfield Fire Department, OH (+ 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 AR department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Oark, AR
FDID
36013

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Johnson County Rural Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #262 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,739 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 69% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster geometry

Johnson County HIFLD mix around Johnson County Rural Fire Department

Johnson County: 16 departments, 131 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greenfield Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department
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Coal Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Coal Hill · volunteer
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Johnson County Rural Fire Department
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Johnson County Rural Fire Department
Clarksville · volunteer
All AR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Greenfield Fire Department, OH 22 Chappells Volunteer Fire Department, SC 22 Starkweather Rural Fire Protection District, ND 22 Town of McColl Fire Department, SC 22 Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 San Juan Fire Department - LA Sal Fire Station, UT 22 South New Castle Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA 22 Perry Fire Department, FL 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Johnson County Rural Fire Department have?

Johnson County Rural Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 69% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,739 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #262 of 604 by personnel.

Does Johnson County Rural Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Johnson County Rural Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Johnson County Rural Fire Department operate?

Johnson County Rural Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Johnson County Rural Fire Department?

Johnson County Rural Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Johnson County, AR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Arkansas?

Arkansas has 1,168 fire departments with 15,469 total personnel. 71% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.