Department profile

CombinationEMS Provider

Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated

Blue Ridge, VA · Botetourt County. Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated is a Combination department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Virginia average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
-30%
vs. 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
48/100
Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad 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 C
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated is a Combination department serving Blue Ridge, VA (Botetourt County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,931 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,931 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #367 of 414
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Botetourt County

Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 02301 · Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated, VA 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Olivet
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Olivet Fire Department, MI (+ 0 personnel)

Combination-staffed 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
COMBINATION
Location
Blue Ridge, VA
FDID
02301

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #367 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,931 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 30% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster fringe

Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated is 9.2% of Botetourt County roster mass

The county lists 7 departments totaling 249 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

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

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

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Troutville Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 23 personnel

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

Olivet Fire Department, MI 23 Stewartville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23 Petoskey Department of Public Safety, MI 23 Shaker Pines Fire Department, CT 23 Skyline Fire Protection District, CO 23 West Wendover Fire Department, NV 23 LA Veta Fire Protection District, CO 22 Monticello Fire Department, AR 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated have?

Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,931 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #367 of 414 by personnel.

Does Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated operate?

Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated?

Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated is a Combination department serving Botetourt County, VA. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

Virginia has 766 fire departments with 25,415 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

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