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Bedington Volunteer Fire Department

Martinsburg, WV · Berkeley County. Bedington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 21%
national personnel size
+96%
vs. West Virginia average
2
stations
$1,179,818
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
60/100
Bedington 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
22.5 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 B
$26,218 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 2 stations

Bedington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Martinsburg, WV (Berkeley County), with 2 stations and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,725 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,179,818.

  • National personnel rank #4,725 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #40 of 359
  • 4.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Berkeley County

Bedington Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 02101 · Bedington Volunteer Fire Department, WV 45 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,725
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oak Grove
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oak Grove Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Martinsburg, WV
FDID
02101

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07008 $431,818.18
2017 EMW2016FR00430 $748,000

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Bedington Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #40 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,725 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 96% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Berkeley County HIFLD mix around Bedington Volunteer Fire Department

Berkeley County: 12 departments, 312 personnel (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oak Grove Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Hedgesville Fire Department
Hedgesville · volunteer
Martinsburg Fire Department
Martinsburg · career
Westphal Host Company
Martinsburg · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Oak Grove Fire Department, MN 45 Brentwood Volunteer Fire Company, PA 45 Greenock Volunteer Fire Company, PA 45 Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 45 Mount Oliver Hook and Ladder Company, PA 45 Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department, SD 45 Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville Volunteer Fire Department, SC 45 Unity Volunteer Fire Department, PA 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bedington Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bedington Volunteer Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 96% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,725 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #40 of 359 by personnel.

Does Bedington Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bedington Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bedington Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Bedington Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Bedington Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bedington Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,179,818.18 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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