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Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue

Stringer, MS · Jasper County. Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Mississippi average
1
station
$251,429
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
52/100
Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue

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 B
30 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 D
$8,381 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Stringer, MS (Jasper County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,767 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $251,429.

  • National personnel rank #10,767 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #119 of 316
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 14 other listed departments in Jasper County

Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 31012 · Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue, MS 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,767
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cheviot
  • FEMA-LIGHT $251K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cheviot Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Stringer, MS
FDID
31012

FEMA Grant History

$251K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV02094 $251,429

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #119 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,767 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue carries 50.0% of Jasper County HIFLD personnel

Among 15 listed departments (60 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cheviot Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Hal Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Bay Springs · other
Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department
Heidelberg · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Cheviot Fire Department, OH 30 Key West Community Fire Department, IA 30 Live Oak Fire Department, FL 30 Cool Springs Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Malvern Fire Department, AR 30 Gray Court Area Fire Department, SC 30 Elk Garden Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Arlington Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue have?

Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,767 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #119 of 316 by personnel.

Does Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue provide EMS services?

Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue 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 Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue operate?

Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

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

Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Jasper County, MS. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Stringer Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $251,429 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.