Department profile

Volunteer

Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department

Oakland, AR · Marion County. Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Arkansas average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+169%
vs. Arkansas average
2
stations

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
30/100
Oakland-Promise Land 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
17.5 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
35 personnel · 2 stations

Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oakland, AR (Marion County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,011 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,011 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #70 of 604
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Marion County

Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 45004 · Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department, AR 35 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #8,011
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shelby Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Shelby Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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 AR department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Oakland, AR
FDID
45004

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #70 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,011 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 169% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster geometry

Marion County HIFLD mix around Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department

Marion County: 23 departments, 277 personnel (12 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 4% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Shelby Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Flippin Fire Department
Flippin · combination
Lakeway Rural Volunteer Fire
Yellville · volunteer
All AR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Shelby Volunteer Fire Department, IN 35 Dekalb-Richville Fire District, NY 35 Mary Ann Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 35 Buckeye Lake Village Fire Department, OH 35 Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Belleville Fire Company, PA 35 Topeka Volunteer Fire Department, IN 35 Central City Volunteer Fire Department, NE 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department have?

Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 169% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,011 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #70 of 604 by personnel.

Does Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department?

Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marion County, AR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Arkansas?

Arkansas has 1,168 fire departments with 15,469 total personnel. 71% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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