Department profile

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Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department

Lumberton, MS · Lamar County. Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Mississippi average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Mississippi average
2
stations
$453,420
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
8/100
Southwest Lamar 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 F
9 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
18 personnel · 2 stations

Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lumberton, MS (Lamar County), with 2 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,870 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $453,420.

  • National personnel rank #18,870 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #270 of 316
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Lamar County

Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 37001 · Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department, MS 18 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,870
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lewisville Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $453K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lewisville Volunteer Fire Station, AR (+ 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
Lumberton, MS
FDID
37001

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00552 $219,946.29
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00130 $155,000
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00145 $78,474

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #270 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,870 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Lamar County HIFLD mix around Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department

Lamar County: 11 departments, 78 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lewisville Volunteer Fire Station, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Purvis Fire Department
Purvis · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Lewisville Volunteer Fire Station, AR 18 Remington City Fire Department, IN 18 Alpine Fire Protection District, CA 18 Campo Reservation Fire Protection District, CA 18 Enderlin Volunteer Fire Department, ND 18 Mountain Rest Fire Department, SC 18 Cow Creek Volunteer Fire Department, KY 18 Superior Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, WY 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department have?

Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,870 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #270 of 316 by personnel.

Does Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department?

Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lamar County, MS. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Southwest Lamar Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $453,420.29 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.