Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Cairo Volunteer Fire Department

Cairo, WV · Ritchie County. Cairo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cairo Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the West Virginia average.

25th pct.
national personnel size
-13%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Cairo 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 D
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Cairo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cairo, WV (Ritchie County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,781 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,781 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #290 of 359
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Ritchie County

Cairo Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 75% higher than 25% 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 43101 · Cairo Volunteer Fire Department, WV 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,781
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Butlerville Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Butlerville Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Cairo, WV
FDID
43101

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Cairo Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #290 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,781 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 13% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Ritchie County HIFLD mix around Cairo Volunteer Fire Department

Ritchie County: 5 departments, 101 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Butlerville Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department
Ellenboro · volunteer
Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department
Harrisville · volunteer
Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department
Pennsboro · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Butlerville Volunteer Fire Department, AR 20 Rhinelander Fire Department, WI 20 Lonoke Volunteer Fire Station, AR 20 Wentworth Fire Department, SD 20 Marietta Fire Department, OK 20 Sugar Hill Fire Department, NH 20 North Fremont Fire District, ID 20 Piermont Fire Department, NH 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cairo Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cairo Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% below the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,781 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #290 of 359 by personnel.

Does Cairo Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cairo Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cairo Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cairo Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.