Department profile

Volunteer

East Fork Volunteer Fire Department

Dingess, WV · Mingo County. East Fork Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

East Fork Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the West Virginia average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
+35%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$170,129
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
47/100
East Fork 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 B
31 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 D
$5,488 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 1 station

East Fork Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dingess, WV (Mingo County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,527 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $170,129.

  • National personnel rank #9,527 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #140 of 359
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Mingo County

East Fork Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 29108 · East Fork Volunteer Fire Department, WV 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,527
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tribes Hill Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $170K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tribes Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Dingess, WV
FDID
29108

FEMA Grant History

$170K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01822 $170,128.57

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How East Fork Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #140 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,527 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Mingo County HIFLD mix around East Fork Volunteer Fire Department

Mingo County: 13 departments, 216 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 54% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tribes Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Tribes Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NY 31 Harvard Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 31 Almont Fire Protection District, ND 31 Caledonia Fire Department, MN 31 Joanna Fire Department, SC 31 Colebrook Fire Department, NH 31 Warren Fire Department Ambulance, MA 31 Princeton Fire Department, MA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does East Fork Volunteer Fire Department have?

East Fork Volunteer Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,527 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #140 of 359 by personnel.

Does East Fork Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

East Fork Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does East Fork Volunteer Fire Department operate?

East Fork Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is East Fork Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has East Fork Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, East Fork Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $170,128.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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