Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Charles City, VA · Charles City County. Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Virginia average.

18th pct.
national personnel size
-45%
vs. Virginia average
3
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
5/100
Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services

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 F
6 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
18 personnel · 3 stations

Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Charles City, VA (Charles City County), with 3 stations and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,365 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,365 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #395 of 414
  • 16.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Charles City County

Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 82% higher than 18% 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 03601 · Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services, VA 18 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,365
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ryegate Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+ 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
Charles City, VA
FDID
03601

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #395 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,365 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 45% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services carries 100.0% of Charles City County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (18 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

16.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Ryegate Volunteer Fire Department, VT 18 Big Horn County Fire Protection District, WY 18 Burleigh-Reno-Whittemore Fire Department, MI 18 Dover Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18 Campbell Township Fire Department, MI 18 Fadette Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Lake Odessa Fire Department, MI 18 Hubbardston - North Plains Fire Department, MI 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 45% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,365 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #395 of 414 by personnel.

Does Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

Yes, Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

Charles City Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Charles City 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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