Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ridgeland Fire Department

Ridgeland, MS · Madison County. Ridgeland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 63 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.

63
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ridgeland Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+320%
vs. Mississippi average
4
stations
$181,818
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
17/100
Ridgeland 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
15.8 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 F
$2,886 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
63 personnel · 4 stations

Ridgeland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ridgeland, MS (Madison County), with 4 stations and 63 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,400 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $181,818.

  • National personnel rank #2,400 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #18 of 316
  • 6.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Madison County

Ridgeland Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

63 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 45007 · Ridgeland Fire Department, MS 63 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 63
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,400
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Melrose Fire Dist…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $182K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Melrose Fire District, NY (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Ridgeland, MS
FDID
45007

FEMA Grant History

$182K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-06560 $181,818.18

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Ridgeland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #18 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,400 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 320% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Ridgeland Fire Department carries 30.3% of Madison County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (208 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 38% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 63 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Melrose Fire District, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Canton Fire Department
Canton · career
City of Madison Fire Department
Madison · volunteer
Flora Fire Department
Flora · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide career peers near 63 personnel

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

Melrose Fire District, NY 63 Oakdale Area Fire Association, WI 63 Petaluma Fire Department, CA 63 Pittston Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 63 Fort Drum Fire Department, NY 63 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department, CA 63 North Tahoe Fire Protection District, CA 63 City of Brookfield Fire Department, WI 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ridgeland Fire Department have?

Ridgeland Fire Department has 63 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 320% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,400 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #18 of 316 by personnel.

Does Ridgeland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ridgeland Fire Department operate?

Ridgeland Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ridgeland Fire Department?

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

Has Ridgeland Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ridgeland Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $181,818.18 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.