Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Charlottesville Fire Department

Charlottesville, VA · Charlottesville City County. Charlottesville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 129 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.

129
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Charlottesville Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+291%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
87/100
Charlottesville 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 A
43 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
129 personnel · 3 stations

Charlottesville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Charlottesville, VA (Charlottesville City County), with 3 stations and 129 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #576 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #576 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #21 of 414
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Charlottesville City County

Charlottesville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

129 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 54000 · Charlottesville Fire Department, VA 129 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 129
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #576
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milford
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milford Fire Department, CT (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Charlottesville, VA
FDID
54000

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Charlottesville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #21 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #576 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 291% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Charlottesville Fire Department carries 100.0% of Charlottesville City County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (129 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 129 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Milford Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide career peers near 129 personnel

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

Milford Fire Department, CT 129 Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Division of Fire, GA 129 Cherry Hill Fire Department, NJ 129 Des Plaines Fire Department, IL 129 Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station, HI 130 Fort Smith Fire Department, AR 128 Utica Fire Department, NY 130 Elkhart Fire Department - Central Station, IN 128

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Charlottesville Fire Department have?

Charlottesville Fire Department has 129 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 291% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #576 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #21 of 414 by personnel.

Does Charlottesville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Charlottesville Fire Department operate?

Charlottesville Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Charlottesville Fire Department?

Charlottesville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Charlottesville City County, VA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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