Department profile

Volunteer

Ringold Volunteer Fire Department

Ringold, OK · Mccurtain County. Ringold Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Ringold Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Oklahoma average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
+83%
vs. Oklahoma 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
45/100
Ringold 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
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Ringold Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ringold, OK (Mccurtain County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,936 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,936 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #158 of 513
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 21 other listed departments in Mccurtain County

Ringold Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 48012 · Ringold Volunteer Fire Department, OK 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,936
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Balsam Lake Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Balsam Lake Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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 OK department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ringold, OK
FDID
48012

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Ringold Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #158 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,936 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 83% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster fringe

Ringold Volunteer Fire Department is 8.4% of Mccurtain County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 262 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 12% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Balsam Lake Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Broken Bow Fire Department
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Eagletown Volunteer Fire Department
Eagletown · volunteer
Haworth Volunteer Fire Department
Haworth · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Balsam Lake Volunteer Fire Department, WI 22 Saint Croix Falls Volunteer Fire Department, WI 22 Sistersville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 22 Bliss Fire District, ID 22 Upton Fire Department, KY 22 Quaker Street Fire Department, NY 22 San Miguel County Fire District - el Pueblo Fire Department, NM 22 San Miguel County Fire District - Conchas Dam Fire and Rescue, NM 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ringold Volunteer Fire Department have?

Ringold Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 83% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,936 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #158 of 513 by personnel.

Does Ringold Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Ringold 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 Ringold Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Ringold Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ringold Volunteer Fire Department?

Ringold Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mccurtain County, OK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma has 1,049 fire departments with 12,710 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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