Department profile

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Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Colonial Heights, VA · Colonial Heights City County. Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 76 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.

76
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+130%
vs. Virginia average
2
stations
$752,986
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
63/100
Colonial Heights 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 A
38 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 C
$9,908 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
76 personnel · 2 stations

Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Colonial Heights, VA (Colonial Heights City County), with 2 stations and 76 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,614 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $752,986.

  • National personnel rank #1,614 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #40 of 414
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Colonial Heights City County

Colonial Heights 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

76 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 57000 · Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services, VA 76 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 76
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,614
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lansing
  • FEMA-MID $753K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lansing Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Colonial Heights, VA
FDID
57000

FEMA Grant History

$753K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00381 $752,985.59

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #40 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,614 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 130% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services carries 100.0% of Colonial Heights City County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (76 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 76 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lansing Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nationwide volunteer peers near 76 personnel

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

Lansing Fire Department, NY 76 Croton Falls Fire District, NY 76 Louisiana State Penitentiary Fire Department, LA 76 Circleville Volunteer Fire Department, PA 76 Lapel Fire Department, IN 76 Maumee Fire Division, OH 76 Swedeland Fire Company, PA 76 Irondale Fire Department, OH 76

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 76 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 130% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,614 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #40 of 414 by personnel.

Does Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

Yes, Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Colonial Heights City County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, Colonial Heights Fire and Emergency Medical Services has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $752,985.59 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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