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Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department

Toomsuba, MS · Lauderdale County. Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Mississippi average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
+113%
vs. Mississippi 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Toomsuba 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 B
32 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
32 personnel · 1 station

Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Toomsuba, MS (Lauderdale County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,354 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,354 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #93 of 316
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Lauderdale County

Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 38019 · Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department, MS 32 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,354
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maine Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maine Township Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Toomsuba, MS
FDID
38019

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #93 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,354 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 113% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster fringe

Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department is 7.6% of Lauderdale County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 422 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maine Township Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Collinsville Volunteer Fire Department
Collinsville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Maine Township Fire Department, WI 32 Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department, TN 32 Rothschild Fire Department, WI 32 Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department, WV 32 Schuyler Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Squad, NY 32 Stamps Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 Freeman Volunteer Fire Department, SD 32 Township of Two Creeks Fire Department, WI 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department have?

Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 113% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,354 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #93 of 316 by personnel.

Does Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.