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Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Kilmichael, MS · Montgomery County. Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 12 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Mississippi average.

4th pct.
national personnel size
-20%
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
10/100
Poplar Creek 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
12 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
12 personnel · 1 station

Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kilmichael, MS (Montgomery County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,552 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,552 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #309 of 316
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 96% higher than 4% 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 49003 · Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department, MS 12 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,552
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Genola
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Genola Fire Department, UT (+ 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
Kilmichael, MS
FDID
49003

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #309 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,552 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Montgomery County HIFLD mix around Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Montgomery County: 5 departments, 80 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Genola Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Duck Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Duck Hill · volunteer
Stewart Volunteer Fire Department
Stewart · volunteer
Winona Fire Department
Winona · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

Genola Fire Department, UT 12 Fort Meade Fire Department, SD 12 Lotawatah Volunteer Fire Department, OK 12 Rolls-Royce Fire Department, IN 12 Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department, CA 12 Martins Fork Volunteer Fire Department, KY 12 Ferdinand Rural-City Fire Department, ID 12 Redland Fire Department, AR 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department have?

Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,552 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #309 of 316 by personnel.

Does Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department?

Poplar Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Montgomery 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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