Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Marion, MS · Lauderdale County. Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Mississippi average.

43rd pct.
national personnel size
+73%
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
57/100
Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue

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
26 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
26 personnel · 1 station

Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Marion, MS (Lauderdale County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,708 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,708 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #155 of 316
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Lauderdale County

Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 38009 · Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue, MS 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,708
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bryant Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bryant Volunteer Fire Department, 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
Marion, MS
FDID
38009

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #155 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,708 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 73% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster fringe

Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue is 6.2% of Lauderdale County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 422 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bryant Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Collinsville Volunteer Fire Department
Collinsville · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Bryant Volunteer Fire Department, IN 26 Peshtigo City Fire Department, WI 26 Prairie Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 26 Wagner Fire Department, WI 26 Providence Fire Department, SC 26 Edisto Fire Department, SC 26 Texas Township Fire Department, WI 26 Madison Fire Department, MN 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue have?

Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 73% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,708 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #155 of 316 by personnel.

Does Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue operate?

Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue?

Marion Volunteer Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Lauderdale 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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