Department profile

Volunteer

Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association

Soper, OK · Choctaw County. Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association pairs modest national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oklahoma average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
+108%
vs. Oklahoma 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
54/100
Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association

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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association is a Volunteer department serving Soper, OK (Choctaw County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,737 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,737 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #107 of 513
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Choctaw County

Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 12009 · Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association, OK 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,737
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wilburn Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wilburn 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 OK department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Soper, OK
FDID
12009

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #107 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,737 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 108% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster geometry

Choctaw County HIFLD mix around Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association

Choctaw County: 14 departments, 151 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 14% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Boswell Volunteer Fire Department
Boswell · volunteer
Fort Towson Fire Department
Fort Towson · volunteer
Hugo Fire Department
Hugo · career
Messer Fire Department
Hugo · other
Sawyer Fire Department
Sawyer · volunteer
Soper Volunteer Fire Department
Soper · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Wilburn Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Helmetta Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 25 Inverness Rural Fire Department, MT 25 Crofton Volunteer Fire Department, NE 25 Aredale Fire Department, IA 25 Randolph County Emergency Management Fire and Rescue, GA 25 Blue Lake Fire Protection District, CA 25 Shelburne Fire Department, MA 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association have?

Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 108% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,737 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #107 of 513 by personnel.

Does Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association provide EMS services?

Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association 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 Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association operate?

Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association?

Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association is a Volunteer department serving Choctaw County, OK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.