Department profile

Volunteer

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department

Aurora, WV · Preston County. Aurora Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 42%
national personnel size
+35%
vs. West Virginia 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Aurora 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
31 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
31 personnel · 1 station

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Aurora, WV (Preston County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,450 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,450 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #138 of 359
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Preston County

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 39102 · Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, WV 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,450
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Townsend Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Townsend Township 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 WV department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Aurora, WV
FDID
39102

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Aurora Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #138 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,450 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department is 7.8% of Preston County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 398 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Townsend Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Townsend Township Fire Department, OH 31 Slatington Fire Department, PA 31 Mountain Home Volunteer Fire Department, ID 31 Huntington Valley Volunteer Fire Company and Ambulance Association, PA 31 Montgomery Fire Department, MN 31 Orwell Fire Company, NY 31 Grundy Center Fire Department, IA 31 Shelby Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Aurora Volunteer Fire Department have?

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,450 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #138 of 359 by personnel.

Does Aurora Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Aurora 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 Aurora Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Aurora Volunteer Fire Department?

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Preston County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in West Virginia?

West Virginia has 511 fire departments with 11,756 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.