Department profile
VolunteerSouth Lee Fire Department
Shannon, MS · Lee County. South Lee Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 31 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.
- 31
- Total personnel
- Not reported
- Stations
- Not reported
- Fire trucks
- No
- EMS service
The verdict
South Lee Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.
- Top 43%
- national personnel size
- +107%
- vs. Mississippi average
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.
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.
South Lee Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Shannon, MS (Lee County) and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,750 of 22,440.
- National personnel rank #9,750 of 22,440
- MS personnel rank #99 of 316
- 12 other listed departments in Lee County
South Lee Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution
Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department
31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 41016 · South Lee Fire Department, MS 31 personnel
PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART
- PERS-SMALL 31
- STA-UNK Stations pending
- TYPE-VOL Volunteer
- EMS-N No EMS flag
- RANK-MID #9,750
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nineveh Township…
- FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
- BOOK-PART 3/5 fields
Nearest personnel peer: Nineveh Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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.
- South Lee (this dept) 31
- High Bradley-Prosperit…, WV 31
- Near Nineveh Township…, IN 31
- Near Shelby Volunteer…, NE 31
- Near Tomah Volunteer, WI 31
Department Profile
- Type
- VOLUNTEER
- Location
- Shannon, MS
- County
- Lee County
- FDID
- 41016
Staffing vs the Mississippi average
How South Lee Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #99 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,750 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.
- Stations
- Not reported
- State fire deaths/yr
- 63
- MS departments
- 751
County roster geometry
Lee County HIFLD mix around South Lee Fire Department
Lee County: 13 departments, 233 personnel (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 69% of departments. County / state rollup.
Photo-finish peer: Nineveh Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).
No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).
Nearby Departments
Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel
Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MS department.