Department profile

Volunteer

Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Berkeley Springs, WV · Morgan County. Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 70 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

70
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the West Virginia average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+204%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$170,858
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
55/100
Berkeley Springs 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 A
70 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 F
$2,441 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
70 personnel · 1 station

Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkeley Springs, WV (Morgan County), with 1 station and 70 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,883 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $170,858.

  • National personnel rank #1,883 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #10 of 359
  • 1.43 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Morgan County

Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

70 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 33101 · Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department, WV 70 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 70
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,883
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Big Run Area Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $171K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Big Run Area Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Berkeley Springs, WV
FDID
33101

FEMA Grant History

$171K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO01117 $170,858

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #10 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,883 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 204% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster weight

Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department carries 39.3% of Morgan County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (178 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.43 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 70 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Big Run Area Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Department
Great Cacapon · volunteer
South Morgan Volunteer Fire Department
Berkeley Springs · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 70 personnel

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

Big Run Area Volunteer Fire Company, PA 70 City of Soddy Daisy Fire Department, TN 70 Spring Brook Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, PA 70 Delhi Township Fire Department, OH 70 Frederica Volunteer Fire Company, DE 70 Farmingdale Fire Department, NY 70 Pulaski Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 70 Penfield Fire Company, NY 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 70 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 204% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,883 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #10 of 359 by personnel.

Does Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Berkeley Springs 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 Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $170,858 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.