Department profile

Volunteer

Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department

Myrtle, MS · Union County. Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Mississippi average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+93%
vs. Mississippi average
1
station
$181,554
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
46/100
Myrtle 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 B
29 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 D
$6,260 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Myrtle, MS (Union County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,137 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $181,554.

  • National personnel rank #11,137 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #127 of 316
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Union County

Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 73005 · Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department, MS 29 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,137
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rye Fire and Resc…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $182K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rye Fire and Rescue Department, NH (+ 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
Myrtle, MS
FDID
73005

FEMA Grant History

$182K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01861 $181,553.8

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #127 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,137 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 93% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Union County HIFLD mix around Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department

Union County: 13 departments, 149 personnel (5 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rye Fire and Rescue Department, NH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

Rye Fire and Rescue Department, NH 29 East Roane County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 29 Graysville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 29 Collinsville Rural Fire Protection District, OK 29 Bettsville Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 29 Hewitt Area Volunteer Fire Department, WI 29 East Kingston Fire Department, NH 29 Oyens Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department have?

Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 93% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,137 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #127 of 316 by personnel.

Does Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Myrtle 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 Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $181,553.8 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.