Department profile

Volunteer

Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department

Williamsville, VA · Highland County. Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Virginia average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Virginia average
2
stations

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
40/100
Bath-Highland 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
20.5 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
41 personnel · 2 stations

Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Williamsville, VA (Highland County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,654 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,654 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #162 of 414
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Highland County

Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 09103 · Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department, VA 41 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,654
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morgan Township V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department - Okeana Station, 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
Williamsville, VA
FDID
09103

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #162 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,654 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department carries 42.7% of Highland County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (96 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department - Okeana Station, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bolar Volunteer Fire Department
Warm Springs · volunteer
McDowell Volunteer Fire Department
Mcdowell · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department - Okeana Station, OH 41 Mohave Valley Fire Department, AZ 41 Stack Road Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated, NC 41 Town of Zebulon Fire Department, NC 41 Westfield Volunteer Fire Department, NC 41 Stowe Fire Department, VT 41 Pinnacle Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NC 41 Cadyville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,654 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #162 of 414 by personnel.

Does Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bath-Highland 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 Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bath-Highland Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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