Department profile

Combination

Osceola Fire Department

Osceola, AR · Mississippi County. Osceola Fire Department is a Combination department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Osceola Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Arkansas average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
+92%
vs. Arkansas average
2
stations
$180,952
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Osceola 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 F
12.5 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
25 personnel · 2 stations

Osceola Fire Department is a Combination department serving Osceola, AR (Mississippi County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,793 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $180,952.

  • National personnel rank #13,793 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #201 of 604
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Mississippi County

Osceola Fire Department 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 47301 · Osceola Fire Department, AR 25 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-COMB · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #13,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gooding City Rural
  • FEMA-LIGHT $181K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gooding City Rural Fire Department, ID (+ 0 personnel)

Combination-staffed 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
COMBINATION
Location
Osceola, AR
FDID
47301

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03256 $180,952.38

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

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Osceola Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #201 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,793 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County staffing outlier

Combination island in a volunteer-heavy Mississippi County

County mix is mostly volunteer (14 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination), while this page is typed combination. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gooding City Rural Fire Department, ID (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 25 personnel

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

Gooding City Rural Fire Department, ID 25 Rineyville Fire Department, KY 25 Watson Volunteer Fire Department, MS 25 Ida Grove City Fire Department, IA 25 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 25 Grand Lake Fire Protection District, CO 25 Tonopah Fire Department, NV 26 LA Salle Fire Protection District, CO 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Osceola Fire Department have?

Osceola Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,793 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #201 of 604 by personnel.

Does Osceola Fire Department provide EMS services?

Osceola 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 Osceola Fire Department operate?

Osceola Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Osceola Fire Department?

Osceola Fire Department is a Combination department serving Mississippi County, AR. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

Has Osceola Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Osceola Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $180,952.38 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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