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Volunteer

Watson Volunteer Fire Department

Byhalia, MS · Marshall County. Watson Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Watson Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Mississippi average.

37th pct.
national personnel size
+67%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Watson 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 C
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Watson Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Byhalia, MS (Marshall County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,130 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,130 of 22,440
  • MS personnel rank #175 of 316
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Marshall County

Watson Volunteer 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 47010 · Watson Volunteer Fire Department, MS 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,130
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ida Grove City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ida Grove City Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Byhalia, MS
FDID
47010

Staffing vs the Mississippi average

How Watson Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Mississippi. In-state it ranks #175 of 316 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,130 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
63
MS departments
751

County roster geometry

Marshall County HIFLD mix around Watson Volunteer Fire Department

Marshall County: 11 departments, 102 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 36% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ida Grove City Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Barton Volunteer Fire Department
Olive Branch · other
Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department
Byhalia · volunteer
Cayce Volunteer Fire Department
Byhalia · volunteer
City of Holly Springs Fire Department
Holly Springs · volunteer
Red Banks Volunteer Fire Department
Holly Springs · other
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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 MS department.

Ida Grove City Fire Department, IA 25 Gramercy Volunteer Fire Department, LA 25 Rineyville Fire Department, KY 25 Gooding City Rural Fire Department, ID 25 Linfield Fire Company, PA 25 Trimont Fire Department / Trimont Ambulance Service, MN 25 Eden Fire Department, SD 25 Joplin Fire Department, MT 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Watson Volunteer Fire Department have?

Watson Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Mississippi average of 15 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,130 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MS, it ranks #175 of 316 by personnel.

Does Watson Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Watson 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 Watson Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Watson Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Watson Volunteer Fire Department?

Watson Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marshall 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.