Department profile

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City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department

Franklin, VA · Franklin City County. City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Virginia average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Virginia average
2
stations
$2,038,048
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
65/100
City of Franklin Fire and Rescue 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
22 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 A
$46,319 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 2 stations

City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Franklin, VA (Franklin City County), with 2 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,104 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,038,048.

  • National personnel rank #5,104 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #148 of 414
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Franklin City County

City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 62000 · City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department, VA 44 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,104
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wolbach Volunteer…
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wolbach Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Franklin, VA
FDID
62000

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2013)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FH00178 $50,389
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0017 $1,978,344
2006 EMW2006FF03905 $9,315

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #148 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,104 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department carries 100.0% of Franklin City County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (44 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wolbach Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE (+0 personnel).

Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Wolbach Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 44 Flowood Fire Department, MS 44 Mentor Volunteer Fire and Rescue, MN 44 Fosston Volunteer Fire Department, MN 44 Union Township Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN 44 East Troy Emergency Services, WI 44 Bloomfield Genoa City Fire and Rescue, WI 44 Lloydsville Volunteer Fire Department, PA 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department have?

City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,104 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #148 of 414 by personnel.

Does City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department operate?

City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department?

City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Franklin City County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Franklin Fire and Rescue Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $2,038,048 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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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