Department profile

Volunteer

Chapel Volunteer Fire Department

Gassaway, WV · Braxton County. Chapel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. 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
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Chapel Volunteer Fire Department 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

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
48/100
Chapel 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 C
23 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 1 station

Chapel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gassaway, WV (Braxton 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 #14,967 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,967 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #257 of 359
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Braxton County

Chapel Volunteer Fire Department 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 04106 · Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, WV 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #14,967
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Austinburg Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Austinburg Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Gassaway, WV
FDID
04106

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Chapel Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #257 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,967 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

Braxton County HIFLD mix around Chapel Volunteer Fire Department

Braxton County: 7 departments, 159 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Austinburg Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Burnsville Volunteer Fire Department
Burnsville · volunteer
Frametown Volunteer Fire Department
Frametown · volunteer
Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department
Gassaway · 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.

Austinburg Volunteer Fire Department, OH 23 Caledonia Township Fire and Rescue Department, MI 23 Grattan Township Fire Department, MI 23 Sulphur Springs Fire Station, AR 23 Montrose Volunteer Fire Department, MO 23 Tillery Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 23 Bois D'arc Fire Protection District, MO 23 Florence Fire Protection District - Florence Station, CO 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chapel Volunteer Fire Department have?

Chapel Volunteer Fire Department 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 #14,967 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #257 of 359 by personnel.

Does Chapel Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Chapel Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Chapel Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Chapel Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Chapel Volunteer Fire Department?

Chapel Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Braxton 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.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.