Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Meridian, MS · Lauderdale County. South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Mississippi average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+67%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
South Volunteer Fire and Rescue 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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Meridian, MS (Lauderdale County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,995 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,995 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #173 of 316
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Lauderdale County

South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 38017 · South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, MS 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,995
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hastings Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hastings Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Meridian, MS
FDID
38017

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #173 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,995 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster fringe

South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is 5.9% of Lauderdale County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 422 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hastings Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Collinsville Volunteer Fire Department
Collinsville · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Hastings Volunteer Fire Department, NY 25 Reinbeck Fire and Rescue Department, IA 25 Newmanstown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Dunbar-Pembine-Beecher Fire Department, WI 25 Glacier County Rural Fire Department, MT 25 Lake Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Tolley Fire Department, ND 25 Westminster Fire Department, SC 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department have?

South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,995 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #173 of 316 by personnel.

Does South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operate?

South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department?

South Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Lauderdale 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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