Department profile

Volunteer

Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department

Barboursville, WV · Cabell County. Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 49%
national personnel size
+26%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$1,644,340
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
77/100
Barboursville 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
29 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 A
$56,701 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 1 station

Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Barboursville, WV (Cabell County), with 1 station and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,922 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,644,340.

  • National personnel rank #10,922 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #174 of 359
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Cabell County

Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 06102 · Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 29 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,922
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ White Lake Fire A…
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: White Lake Fire Authority, MI (+ 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
Barboursville, WV
FDID
06102

FEMA Grant History

$1.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV01064 $829,682
2016 EMW2015FR00076 $814,658

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #174 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,922 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 26% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Cabell County HIFLD mix around Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department

Cabell County: 11 departments, 262 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 55% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: White Lake Fire Authority, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 29 personnel

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

White Lake Fire Authority, MI 29 Albert Township-Lewiston Fire Department, MI 29 Coaling Fire Department, AL 29 Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 29 Nevada Division of Forestry - Northern Area Region Office / Montello Volunteer Fire Department - Tecoma Township, NV 29 Seven Lakes Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 29 Harpersville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 29 Spring Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,922 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #174 of 359 by personnel.

Does Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Barboursville 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 Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,644,340 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 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.