Department profile

Career (Paid)

Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod

Richmond, VA · Chesterfield County. Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Virginia average.

20th pct.
national personnel size
-42%
vs. 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod

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 D
19 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
19 personnel · 1 station

Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod is a Career (Paid) department serving Richmond, VA (Chesterfield County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,941 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,941 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #393 of 414
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Chesterfield County

Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 93003 · Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod, VA 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #17,941
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fordsville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fordsville Fire Department, KY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Richmond, VA
FDID
93003

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #393 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,941 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 42% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster fringe

Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod is 3.4% of Chesterfield County roster mass

The county lists 5 departments totaling 552 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fordsville Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Chesterfield County Fire
Richmond · other
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Chester · other
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Nationwide career peers near 19 personnel

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

Fordsville Fire Department, KY 19 Unity Volunteer Fire Department, NH 19 Chalmers Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN 19 Jonesborough Fire Department, TN 19 LA Vergne Fire Department, TN 19 Jenks Fire Department, OK 19 Oil City Fire Department, PA 19 City of Okeechobee Fire Department, FL 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod have?

Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 42% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,941 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #393 of 414 by personnel.

Does Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod operate?

Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod?

Defense Supply Center Richmond-Dod is a Career (Paid) department serving Chesterfield County, VA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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