Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Benwood, WV · Marshall County. Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 26%
national personnel size
+74%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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 A
40 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
40 personnel · 1 station

Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Benwood, WV (Marshall County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,866 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,866 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #65 of 359
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Marshall County

Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 25101 · Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,866
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Byram Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Byram Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Benwood, WV
FDID
25101

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #65 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,866 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 74% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Marshall County HIFLD mix around Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Marshall County: 18 departments, 325 personnel (12 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Byram Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

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Glen Dale Volunteer Fire Department
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Limestone Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Byram Volunteer Fire Department, MS 40 Crescent Hose Company, PA 40 Lake City Fire Company, PA 40 Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, PA 40 Archbold-German Township Fire Department, OH 40 Groveland Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 40 Lima Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Hopwood Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 74% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,866 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #65 of 359 by personnel.

Does Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Marshall 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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