Department profile

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Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department

Carrollton, VA · Isle Of Wight County. Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Virginia average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+3%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Carrollton 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 B
34 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
34 personnel · 1 station

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Carrollton, VA (Isle Of Wight County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,283 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,283 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #239 of 414
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Isle Of Wight County

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 09301 · Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department, VA 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,283
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wenham
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wenham Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Carrollton, VA
FDID
09301

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #239 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,283 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Isle Of Wight County HIFLD mix around Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department

Isle Of Wight County: 6 departments, 281 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wenham Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Wenham Fire Department, MA 34 Beech Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 34 Waverly Fire Department, IA 34 Mountain View Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 Silver Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 Fort Morgan Fire Department, CO 34 Carrollton Village Volunteer Fire Department, OH 34 Mercer Road Volunteer Fire Department, PA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,283 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #239 of 414 by personnel.

Does Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department?

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Isle Of Wight 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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