Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Bethany Volunteer Fire Department

Bethany, WV · Brooke County. Bethany Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bethany 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
Bethany 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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
25 personnel · 1 station

Bethany Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bethany, WV (Brooke 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 #13,072 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,072 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #223 of 359
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Brooke County

Bethany 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 05103 · Bethany Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,072
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Filer Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Filer Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Bethany, WV
FDID
05103

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW2008FF00821 $-75,083

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Bethany Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #223 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,072 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 fringe

Bethany Volunteer Fire Department is 8.9% of Brooke County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 281 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 40% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Filer Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Beech Bottom Volunteer Fire Department
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Colliers Fire Department
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Follansbee Volunteer Fire Department
Follansbee · volunteer
Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department
Wellsburg · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Filer Township Fire Department, MI 25 Foley Fire Department, MN 25 Blackmons Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, NC 25 Manistee Township Fire Department, MI 25 Elevation Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Fort Meade Fire Department, FL 25 Frostproof Fire Department, FL 25 Cape May Point Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bethany Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bethany 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 #13,072 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #223 of 359 by personnel.

Does Bethany Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bethany Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bethany Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bethany Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Bethany Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bethany Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-75,083 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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