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Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company

Capon Springs, WV · Hampshire County. Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company is a Volunteer 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

Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the West Virginia average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$214,286
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
44/100
Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company

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 D
$9,317 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
23 personnel · 1 station

Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company is a Volunteer department serving Capon Springs, WV (Hampshire 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 #14,959 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $214,286.

  • National personnel rank #14,959 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #256 of 359
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Hampshire County

Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company 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 14108 · Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, WV 23 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,959
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rainbow Lakes Est…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $214K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rainbow Lakes Estates Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Capon Springs, WV
FDID
14108

FEMA Grant History

$214K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-05597 $214,285.71

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #256 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,959 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Hampshire County HIFLD mix around Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company

Hampshire County: 8 departments, 155 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Rainbow Lakes Estates Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Augusta Volunteer Fire Company
Augusta · volunteer
Capon Bridge Volunteer Fire Department
Capon Bridge · volunteer
Romney Volunteer Fire Department
Romney · volunteer
Slanesville Volunteer Fire Company
Slanesville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Rainbow Lakes Estates Fire Department, FL 23 Hillside Volunteer Fire Department, NY 23 Haynesville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 23 Lexington Fire Department, OK 23 Dubois Volunteer Fire Department, WY 23 McRae-Helena Fire Department, GA 23 Telfair County Fire Department, GA 23 Hermitage Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TN 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company have?

Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,959 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #256 of 359 by personnel.

Does Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company operate?

Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company?

Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company is a Volunteer department serving Hampshire County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company received federal grants?

Yes, Capon Springs Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $214,285.71 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.