Department profile

Volunteer

Bayard Volunteer Fire Department

Bayard, WV · Grant County. Bayard Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bayard Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the West Virginia average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
+9%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Bayard 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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Bayard Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bayard, WV (Grant County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,049 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,049 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #221 of 359
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Grant County

Bayard Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 58% higher than 42% 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 12101 · Bayard Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,049
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Akron Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Akron Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+ 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
Bayard, WV
FDID
12101

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Bayard Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #221 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,049 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Grant County HIFLD mix around Bayard Volunteer Fire Department

Grant County: 4 departments, 103 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 25% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Akron Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Maysville Volunteer Fire Department
Maysville · volunteer
Mount Storm Volunteer Fire Department
Mount Storm · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Akron Volunteer Fire Department, CO 25 Kendall Park Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25 Blue Lake Fire Protection District, CA 25 Inverness Rural Fire Department, MT 25 Wilburn Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Nelson Volunteer Fire Department Association, OK 25 Helmetta Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 25 Crofton Volunteer Fire Department, NE 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bayard Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bayard Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,049 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #221 of 359 by personnel.

Does Bayard Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bayard 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 Bayard Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bayard Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bayard Volunteer Fire Department?

Bayard Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grant 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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