Department profile

Volunteer

Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department

Laurel, MS · Jones County. Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Mississippi average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
+20%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Myrick and Mill 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 D
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Laurel, MS (Jones County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,712 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,712 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #265 of 316
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Jones County

Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 34008 · Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,712
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tuckerman Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tuckerman Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Laurel, MS
FDID
34008

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #265 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,712 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster fringe

Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department is 8.2% of Jones County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 220 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 36% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tuckerman Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Boggy Volunteer Fire Department
Ellisville · other
Ellisville Fire Department
Ellisville · career
Johnson Volunteer Fire Department
Ellisville · other
Laurel Fire Department
Laurel · career
All MS departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Tuckerman Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Crystal Rural Fire District, ND 18 Saint Thomas Fire Protection District, ND 18 Chuckawalla Valley State Prison Fire Department, CA 18 McGuffey Volunteer Fire Company, OH 18 Riverside County Fire Department, CA 18 Altheimer Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department have?

Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,712 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #265 of 316 by personnel.

Does Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Myrick and Mill 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 Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department?

Myrick and Mill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jones 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.