Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Richland Fire Department

Richland, MS · Rankin County. Richland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richland Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+133%
vs. Mississippi average
2
stations

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
30/100
Richland 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 D
17.5 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
35 personnel · 2 stations

Richland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Richland, MS (Rankin County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,066 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,066 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #77 of 316
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Rankin County

Richland Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 61019 · Richland Fire Department, MS 35 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,066
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockland Township…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rockland Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Richland, MS
FDID
61019

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Richland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #77 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,066 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 133% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster fringe

Richland Fire Department is 7.9% of Rankin County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 442 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rockland Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cleary Volunteer Fire Department
Florence · volunteer
Florence Fire Department
Florence · other
Flowood Fire Department
Flowood · career
All MS departments →

Nationwide career peers near 35 personnel

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

Rockland Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Wyoming Hook and Ladder Company Incorporated, NY 35 Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department, OK 35 Castile Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NY 35 Fern Creek Fire Department, KY 35 Kent Fire Department, OH 35 Corning Fire Department, NY 35 Marshfield Fire Rescue Department, WI 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richland Fire Department have?

Richland Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 133% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,066 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #77 of 316 by personnel.

Does Richland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richland Fire Department operate?

Richland Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Richland Fire Department?

Richland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Rankin County, MS. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Mississippi?

Mississippi has 751 fire departments with 11,222 total personnel. 37% are volunteer departments.

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