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Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department

Martinsville, VA · Henry County. Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Virginia average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+97%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$166,896
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
55/100
Dyers Store 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 A
65 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 F
$2,568 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
65 personnel · 1 station

Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Martinsville, VA (Henry County), with 1 station and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,198 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $166,896.

  • National personnel rank #2,198 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #61 of 414
  • 1.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Henry County

Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 08904 · Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department, VA 65 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,198
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rolesville Rural…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $167K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rolesville Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+ 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
Martinsville, VA
FDID
08904

FEMA Grant History

$167K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-01647 $166,896

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #61 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,198 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 97% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department carries 25.3% of Henry County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (257 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 70% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rolesville Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+0 personnel).

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Ridgeway Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 65 personnel

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

Rolesville Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 65 Pattonville Fire Protection District, MO 65 Salt River Fire Department, AZ 65 Old Mystic Volunteer Fire Department, CT 65 Clay Volunteer Fire Department, WV 65 Barton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 65 Kiantone Fire Department, NY 65 Hope Fire Company, PA 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department have?

Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 97% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,198 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #61 of 414 by personnel.

Does Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Dyers Store Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $166,896 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

Virginia has 766 fire departments with 25,415 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.