Department profile

Volunteer

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department

Columbia, MS · Marion County. Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 60 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

60
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 12%
national personnel size
+300%
vs. Mississippi average
5
stations
$419,525
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
10/100
Tri-Community 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
12 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
60 personnel · 5 stations

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Columbia, MS (Marion County), with 5 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,723 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $419,525.

  • National personnel rank #2,723 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #20 of 316
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Marion County

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 46008 · Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, MS 60 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,723
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Red Hill Fire Com…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $420K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Red Hill Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Columbia, MS
FDID
46008

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-00673 $180,952
2017 EMW2016FR00101 $238,573

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

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #20 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,723 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 300% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster weight

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department carries 69.0% of Marion County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (87 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Red Hill Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Columbia Fire Department
Columbia · career
Pine Burr Volunteer Fire Department
Columbia · volunteer
All MS departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Red Hill Fire Company, PA 60 Upper Gwynedd Township Fire Department, PA 60 Abington Township Fire Department / Edge Hill Fire Company, PA 60 Weston County Fire Protection District, WY 60 Hinton Volunteer Fire Department, WV 60 Village of Saukville Fire Department, WI 60 Marshalls Creek Fire Company, PA 60 Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 300% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,723 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #20 of 316 by personnel.

Does Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department 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 Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $419,525 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.