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Danese Volunteer Fire Department

Danese, WV · Fayette County. Danese Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Danese Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the West Virginia average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
+13%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Danese 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 C
26 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
26 personnel · 1 station

Danese Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Danese, WV (Fayette County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,504 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,504 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #211 of 359
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Fayette County

Danese Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 10102 · Danese Volunteer Fire Department, WV 26 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,504
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mayer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mayer Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Danese, WV
FDID
10102

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Danese Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #211 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,504 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 13% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Danese Volunteer Fire Department is 8.7% of Fayette County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 298 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mayer Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Boomer Volunteer Fire Department
Boomer · volunteer
Fayetteville Fire Department
Fayetteville · volunteer
Gauley Bridge Volunteer Fire Department
Gauley Bridge · volunteer
Meadow Bridge Volunteer Fire Department
Meadow Bridge · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Mayer Fire Department, MN 26 North Lauderdale Fire Rescue, FL 26 Mountain Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CA 26 Hume Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, CA 26 Guyton Volunteer Fire Department, GA 26 Clay Springs-Pinedale Volunteer Fire Department - Clay Springs, AZ 26 Independence Fire Department, IA 26 Borden Wood Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Danese Volunteer Fire Department have?

Danese Volunteer Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,504 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #211 of 359 by personnel.

Does Danese Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Danese Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Danese Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Danese Volunteer Fire Department?

Danese Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fayette County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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

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