Columbus McKinnon Corporation Hoist Division Fire Brigade

What This Data Tells You About Columbus McKinnon Corporation Hoist Division Fire Brigade

Columbus McKinnon Corporation Hoist Division Fire Brigade operates as a fire department in Damascus, within Washington County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Virginia has 766 registered fire departments and 25,415 total personnel, averaging roughly 33 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 43,900 fires, 86 fire deaths, and 67% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.