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Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department

Abingdon, VA · Washington County. Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Virginia average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+21%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$778,910
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
74/100
Abingdon 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 A
40 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 B
$19,473 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Abingdon, VA (Washington County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,825 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $778,910.

  • National personnel rank #5,825 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #167 of 414
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Washington County

Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 19120 · Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,825
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockledge
  • FEMA-MID $779K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rockledge Fire Department, FL (+ 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Abingdon, VA
FDID
19120

FEMA Grant History

$779K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00124 $778,910

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #167 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,825 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 21% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Washington County HIFLD mix around Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department

Washington County: 11 departments, 249 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 91% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rockledge Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Rockledge Fire Department, FL 40 Montague Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 Ogdensburg Fire Department, NJ 40 Florence Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 East Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Deal Island-Chance Volunteer Fire Department, MD 40 Marion Volunteer Fire Department, MD 40 Moab Valley Fire Protection District, UT 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department have?

Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,825 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #167 of 414 by personnel.

Does Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Abingdon Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $778,910 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

Virginia has 766 fire departments with 25,415 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

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