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Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department

Brandy Station, VA · Culpeper County. Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Virginia average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+36%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
89/100
Brandy Station 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
45 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
45 personnel · 1 station

Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brandy Station, VA (Culpeper County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,740 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,740 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #133 of 414
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Culpeper County

Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 04701 · Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department, VA 45 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,740
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harvest Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Harvest Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Brandy Station, VA
FDID
04701

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #133 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,740 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Culpeper County HIFLD mix around Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department

Culpeper County: 7 departments, 199 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 86% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Harvest Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Harvest Volunteer Fire Department, AL 45 Union Grove Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 45 Owens Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, AL 45 Cullowhee Volunteer Fire Department, NC 45 Ridgely Volunteer Fire Department, MD 45 East Otto Fire Department, NY 45 Anderson Creek Emergency Services, NC 45 Oaklyn Fire Department, NJ 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department have?

Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,740 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #133 of 414 by personnel.

Does Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department?

Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Culpeper County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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