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Duval District Volunteer Fire Department

Griffithsville, WV · Lincoln County. Duval District Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the West Virginia average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
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
59/100
Duval District 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
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Griffithsville, WV (Lincoln County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,017 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,017 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #196 of 359
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 22102 · Duval District Volunteer Fire Department, WV 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,017
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Satsuma
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Satsuma Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Griffithsville, WV
FDID
22102

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Duval District Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #196 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,017 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster weight

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department carries 27.0% of Lincoln County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (100 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Satsuma Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department
Hamlin · volunteer
Harts Volunteer Fire Department
Harts · volunteer
Mud River Volunteer Fire Department
Spurlockville · other
West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department
West Hamlin · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Satsuma Fire Department, FL 27 Interlachen Fire Department, FL 27 Frankfort Center Fire Department Rescue, NY 27 Pohatcong Township Fire Department, NJ 27 Albany Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Morton Fire Company, PA 27 Carlos Fire Department, MN 27 Carrollton Fire Department, KY 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Duval District Volunteer Fire Department have?

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,017 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #196 of 359 by personnel.

Does Duval District Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Duval District Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Duval District Volunteer Fire Department?

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lincoln 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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