Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Starkville Fire Department

Starkville, MS · Oktibbeha County. Starkville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Starkville Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+233%
vs. Mississippi average
4
stations
$674,997
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
12/100
Starkville 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
12.5 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
50 personnel · 4 stations

Starkville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Starkville, MS (Oktibbeha County), with 4 stations and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,062 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $674,997.

  • National personnel rank #4,062 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #35 of 316
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Oktibbeha County

Starkville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 53007 · Starkville Fire Department, MS 50 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,062
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pelham
  • FEMA-MID $675K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pelham Fire Department, NH (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Starkville, MS
FDID
53007

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2011FV04641 $674,997

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Starkville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #35 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,062 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 233% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Starkville Fire Department carries 27.5% of Oktibbeha County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (182 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 44% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pelham Fire Department, NH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Central Oktibbeha Fire Department
Starkville · volunteer
Maben Volunteer Fire Department
Maben · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 50 personnel

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

Pelham Fire Department, NH 50 Harvey Rural Fire Protection District / City of Harvey Fire Department, ND 50 Cold Spring Harbor Fire Department Incorporated, NY 50 Sigourney Fire and Rescue, IA 50 Porterville Fire Department, CA 50 Minot Fire Department, ND 50 Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District, CA 50 Jefferson Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Starkville Fire Department have?

Starkville Fire Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 233% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,062 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #35 of 316 by personnel.

Does Starkville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Starkville Fire Department operate?

Starkville Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Starkville Fire Department?

Starkville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Oktibbeha County, MS. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Starkville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Starkville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $674,997 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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.