Department profile

Volunteer

Southside Volunteer Fire Department

Stigler, OK · Haskell County. Southside Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

9th pct.
national personnel size
+25%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Southside 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 D
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Southside Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stigler, OK (Haskell County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,502 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,502 of 22,440
  • OK personnel rank #363 of 513
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Haskell County

Southside Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 91% higher than 9% 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 31009 · Southside Volunteer Fire Department, OK 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,502
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Branford Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Branford Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Stigler, OK
FDID
31009

Staffing vs the Oklahoma average

How Southside Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oklahoma. In-state it ranks #363 of 513 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,502 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
OK departments
1,049

County roster geometry

Haskell County HIFLD mix around Southside Volunteer Fire Department

Haskell County: 11 departments, 99 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 9% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Branford Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Keota Fire District
Keota · volunteer
Kinta Fire Department
Kinta · volunteer
McCurtain Fire Department
Mccurtain · volunteer
Stigler Fire Department
Stigler · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Branford Volunteer Fire Department, FL 15 Crownpoint Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NM 15 Milesville Fire Department, SD 15 Junction Fire Department, UT 15 Center Point Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Colfax Fire Department, CA 15 Navajo Pine Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NM 15 Pelham Valley Volunteer Fire Department, TN 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Southside Volunteer Fire Department have?

Southside Volunteer Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Oklahoma average of 12 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,502 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OK, it ranks #363 of 513 by personnel.

Does Southside Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Southside 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 Southside Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Southside Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Southside Volunteer Fire Department?

Southside Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Haskell 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.