Department profile

Volunteer

Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department

Columbia, MS · Marion County. Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 8 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

8
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Mississippi average.

1st pct.
national personnel size
-47%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
7/100
Pine Burr 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 F
8 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
8 personnel · 1 station

Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Columbia, MS (Marion County), with 1 station and 8 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,236 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,236 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #315 of 316
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Marion County

Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

8 Top 99% higher than 1% 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 46005 · Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department, MS 8 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 8
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #22,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milligan Ridge Vo…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milligan Ridge 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 MS department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Columbia, MS
FDID
46005

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #315 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,236 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 47% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster fringe

Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department is 9.2% of Marion County roster mass

The county lists 5 departments totaling 87 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 0% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 8 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Columbia Fire Department
Columbia · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 8 personnel

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

Milligan Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, AR 8 Flynns Lick Volunteer Fire Department, TN 8 Cooke City Fire Department, MT 8 Golden City Volunteer Fire Department, AR 8 Webbers Falls Volunteer Fire Department, OK 8 Hodgen Volunteer Fire Department, OK 8 Standard Volunteer Fire Department, AR 8 Wales Volunteer Fire Department, UT 8

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department have?

Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department has 8 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 47% below the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,236 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #315 of 316 by personnel.

Does Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Pine Burr 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 Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department?

Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marion 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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