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Council Volunteer Fire Department

Honaker, VA · Buchanan County. Council Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Council Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Virginia average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
-15%
vs. Virginia average
2
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Council Volunteer 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 F
14 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
28 personnel · 2 stations

Council Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Honaker, VA (Buchanan County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,415 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,415 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #313 of 414
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Buchanan County

Council Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 02704 · Council Volunteer Fire Department, VA 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,415
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ironwood
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ironwood Fire Department, MI (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Honaker, VA
FDID
02704

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Council Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #313 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,415 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 15% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Buchanan County HIFLD mix around Council Volunteer Fire Department

Buchanan County: 11 departments, 138 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 73% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ironwood Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Big Rock Volunteer Fire Department
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Grundy Volunteer Fire Department
Grundy · combination
Harman Volunteer Fire Department
Grundy · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Ironwood Fire Department, MI 28 Rainsville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Mount Morris City Fire Department, MI 28 Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Battleground Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Lockwood Fire Department, MO 28 Hillsdale City Fire Department, MI 28 101 Gamaliel Volunteer Fire Protection District, AR 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Council Volunteer Fire Department have?

Council Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,415 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #313 of 414 by personnel.

Does Council Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Council Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Council Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Council Volunteer Fire Department?

Council Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Buchanan County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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