Department profile

Volunteer

Tontitown Fire Department

Tontitown, AR · Washington County. Tontitown Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Tontitown Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Arkansas average.

37th pct.
national personnel size
+92%
vs. Arkansas average
2
stations
$140,441
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
16/100
Tontitown 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$5,618 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 2 stations

Tontitown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tontitown, AR (Washington County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,064 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $140,441.

  • National personnel rank #14,064 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #209 of 604
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Washington County

Tontitown Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 72008 · Tontitown Fire Department, AR 25 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #14,064
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Owasso
  • FEMA-LIGHT $140K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Owasso Fire Department, OK (+ 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 AR department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Tontitown, AR
FDID
72008

FEMA Grant History

$140K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00315 $140,441.46

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

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Tontitown Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #209 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,064 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster fringe

Tontitown Fire Department is 5.5% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 452 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 3% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Owasso Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Owasso Fire Department, OK 25 Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department, NE 25 Helena Community Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Keystone Fire Department, OK 25 Ballville Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Newfields Fire and Rescue, NH 25 Russellville Fire Department, KY 25 Port Edwards Fire Department, WI 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tontitown Fire Department have?

Tontitown Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,064 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #209 of 604 by personnel.

Does Tontitown Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Tontitown Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Tontitown Fire Department operate?

Tontitown Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Tontitown Fire Department?

Tontitown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Washington County, AR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Tontitown Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tontitown Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $140,441.46 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Arkansas?

Arkansas has 1,168 fire departments with 15,469 total personnel. 71% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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