Department profile

Volunteer

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Benton, AR · Saline County. Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Arkansas average.

21st pct.
national personnel size
+54%
vs. Arkansas average
3
stations
$592,019
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
6/100
Turtle Creek 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
6.7 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
20 personnel · 3 stations

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Benton, AR (Saline County), with 3 stations and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,745 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $592,019.

  • National personnel rank #17,745 of 22,440
  • AR personnel rank #338 of 604
  • 15.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Saline County

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 79% higher than 21% 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 63010 · Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, AR 20 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #17,745
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Saint Fra…
  • FEMA-MID $592K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Saint Francisville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Benton, AR
FDID
63010

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00109 $592,019.04

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

Staffing vs the Arkansas average

How Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Arkansas. In-state it ranks #338 of 604 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,745 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
68
AR departments
1,168

County roster fringe

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department is 4.7% of Saline County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 429 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 3% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

15.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Saint Francisville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

City of Saint Francisville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 20 Columbia Fire Department, IA 20 South Patoka Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20 Butte Fire Department, NE 20 Jefferson Township Fire Department, IN 20 Land O Lakes Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service, WI 20 Oklee Volunteer Fire Department, MN 20 Crane Township Cecil Fire Department, OH 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department have?

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the Arkansas average of 13 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,745 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AR, it ranks #338 of 604 by personnel.

Does Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $592,019.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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