Old Pearl Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Old Pearl Volunteer Fire Department

Old Pearl Volunteer Fire Department operates as a fire department in Florence, within Simpson County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Mississippi has 751 registered fire departments and 11,222 total personnel, averaging roughly 15 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 18,900 fires, 63 fire deaths, and 37% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.