Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Beckley Fire Department

Beckley, WV · Raleigh County. Beckley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Beckley Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the West Virginia average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+78%
vs. West Virginia average
3
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
16/100
Beckley 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 F
13.7 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
41 personnel · 3 stations

Beckley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Beckley, WV (Raleigh County), with 3 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,655 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,655 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #59 of 359
  • 7.32 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Raleigh County

Beckley 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 41202 · Beckley Fire Department, WV 41 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,655
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wintersville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wintersville Fire Department, OH (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Beckley, WV
FDID
41202

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Beckley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #59 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,655 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 78% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Raleigh County

County mix is mostly volunteer (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

7.32 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 41 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Beaver Volunteer Fire Department
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Coal City Volunteer Fire Department
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Ghent Volunteer Fire Department
Ghent · volunteer
Lester Volunteer Fire Department
Lester · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 41 personnel

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

Wintersville Fire Department, OH 41 Plymouth Fire Rescue Department, NH 41 Water Valley Volunteer Fire Department, KY 41 Leitchfield Fire Department, KY 41 National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Ames Fire Department-Dod, CA 41 Seymour Fire Department, IN 41 Murrieta Fire Department, CA 41 Jackson County Fire and Rescue Unit, FL 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beckley Fire Department have?

Beckley Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 78% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,655 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #59 of 359 by personnel.

Does Beckley Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Beckley Fire Department operate?

Beckley Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Beckley Fire Department?

Beckley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Raleigh County, WV. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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