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Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department

Appalachia, VA · Wise County. Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 50%
national personnel size
-15%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$295,193
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Appalachia 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
28 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 C
$10,543 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Appalachia, VA (Wise County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,309 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $295,193.

  • National personnel rank #11,309 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #311 of 414
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Wise County

Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 19530 · Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department, VA 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,309
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Madison
  • FEMA-LIGHT $295K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Madison Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Appalachia, VA
FDID
19530

FEMA Grant History

$295K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FR00239 $295,193

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #311 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,309 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 15% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Wise County HIFLD mix around Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department

Wise County: 9 departments, 209 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Madison Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

New Madison Fire Department, OH 28 Elgin Fire Protection District, ND 28 Opheim Volunteer Fire Department, MT 28 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department, NE 28 Weatherford Fire Department, OK 28 Village of Sherwood Volunteer Fire Department, OH 28 Springboro Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 Fairmount Volunteer Fire Department, MD 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department have?

Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,309 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #311 of 414 by personnel.

Does Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Appalachia Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $295,193 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

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

Related guides

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