Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department

Benwood, WV · Marshall County. Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the West Virginia average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Boggs Run 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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Benwood, WV (Marshall County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,018 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,018 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #347 of 359
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Marshall County

Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 25102 · Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department, WV 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,018
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jal Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jal Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Benwood, WV
FDID
25102

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FF00239 $0

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #347 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,018 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department is 4.0% of Marshall County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 325 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 67% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jal Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cameron Volunteer Fire Department
Cameron · volunteer
Dallas Volunteer Fire Department
Dallas · volunteer
Glen Dale Volunteer Fire Department
Glen Dale · volunteer
Limestone Volunteer Fire Department
Moundsville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Jal Volunteer Fire Department, NM 13 California Pines Lake Fire Station, CA 13 Eros Volunteer Fire Department, LA 13 Mountain Pine Volunteer Fire Station, AR 13 June Lake Fire Protection District, CA 13 West Leisenring Volunteer Fire Department, PA 13 Lamont Fire Department, OK 13 Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department, NM 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department have?

Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,018 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #347 of 359 by personnel.

Does Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Boggs Run Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $0 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.