Department profile

Volunteer

Citizens Fire Company

Charles Town, WV · Jefferson County. Citizens Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

60
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Citizens Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the West Virginia average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+161%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$445,436
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
64/100
Citizens Fire 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 A
60 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 D
$7,424 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
60 personnel · 1 station

Citizens Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Charles Town, WV (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,576 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $445,436.

  • National personnel rank #2,576 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #15 of 359
  • 1.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Citizens Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 19102 · Citizens Fire Company, WV 60 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,576
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sussex
  • FEMA-LIGHT $445K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sussex Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Charles Town, WV
FDID
19102

FEMA Grant History

$445K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-02008 $262,603.81
2018 EMW-2018-FO-00169 $182,832

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Citizens Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #15 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,576 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 161% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Jefferson County HIFLD mix around Citizens Fire Company

Jefferson County: 7 departments, 309 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 86% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sussex Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bakerton Fire Department
Harpers Ferry · other
Friendship Fire Company
Harpers Ferry · volunteer
Independent Fire Company
Ranson · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Sussex Fire Department, NJ 60 Summerhill Fire Company, PA 60 Wise Volunteer Fire Department, VA 60 Town of Lexington Fire Company, NY 60 Renovo Fire Department, PA 60 Sugar Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60 Tyrone Volunteer Fire Department, NM 60 Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Citizens Fire Company have?

Citizens Fire Company has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 161% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,576 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #15 of 359 by personnel.

Does Citizens Fire Company provide EMS services?

Citizens Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Citizens Fire Company operate?

Citizens Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Citizens Fire Company?

Citizens Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Citizens Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Citizens Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $445,435.81 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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