Department profile

Volunteer

Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department

Perkinston, MS · Stone County. Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Mississippi average.

35th pct.
national personnel size
+60%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Perkinston 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 C
24 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
24 personnel · 1 station

Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Perkinston, MS (Stone County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,689 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,689 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #190 of 316
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Stone County

Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 66004 · Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department, MS 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,689
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Foyil Fire Protec…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Foyil Fire Protection District, OK (+ 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
Perkinston, MS
FDID
66004

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #190 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,689 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Stone County HIFLD mix around Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department

Stone County: 7 departments, 129 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Foyil Fire Protection District, OK (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Foyil Fire Protection District, OK 24 Gulf County Beaches Fire Department, FL 24 Tri-Community Fire Department, KY 24 Buffalo Lake Fire Department, MN 24 Bird Island Fire Department, MN 24 Carbon Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 South Mountain Fire Department, AR 24 Mapleton Fire Department, IA 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department have?

Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,689 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #190 of 316 by personnel.

Does Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Perkinston Volunteer 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 Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department?

Perkinston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stone 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.