Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

What This Data Tells You About Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operates as a Combination department in Bloxom, within Accomack County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 80 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Virginia has 766 registered fire departments and 25,415 total personnel, averaging roughly 33 staff per department. Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated runs 142% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 43,900 fires, 86 fire deaths, and 67% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.