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Neely Volunteer Fire Department

Neely, MS · Greene County. Neely Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Neely Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Mississippi average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
+7%
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
25/100
Neely 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
16 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
16 personnel · 1 station

Neely Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Neely, MS (Greene County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,726 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,726 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #280 of 316
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Greene County

Neely Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 21007 · Neely Volunteer Fire Department, MS 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,726
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newcastle
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Newcastle Fire Department, UT (+ 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
Neely, MS
FDID
21007

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Neely Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #280 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,726 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 7% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Neely Volunteer Fire Department carries 44.4% of Greene County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (36 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Newcastle Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Jonathan Volunteer Fire Department
Leakesville · other
Mount Pisgah Volunteer Fire Department
Leakesville · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Newcastle Fire Department, UT 16 Everly Fire and Rescue, IA 16 Lakemont Shores Fire Protection District, OK 16 Inverness Volunteer Fire Department, CA 16 Asbury Fire Department, NJ 16 Berlin Township Fire Department, OH 16 Halley Volunteer Fire Department, AR 16 South Boundary Fire Protection District, ID 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Neely Volunteer Fire Department have?

Neely Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,726 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #280 of 316 by personnel.

Does Neely Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Neely Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Neely Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Neely Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Neely Volunteer Fire Department?

Neely Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greene 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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