Department profile

Volunteer

Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department

Scobey, MS · Tallahatchie County. Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+173%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
84/100
Murphreesboro 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 A
41 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
41 personnel · 1 station

Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Scobey, MS (Tallahatchie County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,744 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,744 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #52 of 316
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Tallahatchie County

Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 68004 · Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department, MS 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,744
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Seminole
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Seminole Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Scobey, MS
FDID
68004

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #52 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,744 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 173% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department carries 32.5% of Tallahatchie County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (126 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 57% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Seminole Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Seminole Fire Department, OK 41 Duncan Fire Department, OK 41 Rice Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MN 41 Faribault Fire Department, MN 41 Town of Algoma Fire Department, WI 41 Cass Blooming Grove and Shiloh Fire Department, OH 41 Chester Fire Department, NH 41 Troy Center Fire Department, WI 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department have?

Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 173% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,744 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #52 of 316 by personnel.

Does Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Murphreesboro 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 Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department?

Murphreesboro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tallahatchie 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.