Department profile

Volunteer

East River Volunteer Fire Department

Princeton, WV · Mercer County. East River Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 43 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

43
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

East River Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the West Virginia average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+87%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
87/100
East River 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
43 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
43 personnel · 1 station

East River Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Princeton, WV (Mercer County), with 1 station and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,281 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,281 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #50 of 359
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Mercer County

East River Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 28105 · East River Volunteer Fire Department, WV 43 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,281
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Boylston
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Boylston Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Princeton, WV
FDID
28105

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How East River Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #50 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,281 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 87% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Mercer County HIFLD mix around East River Volunteer Fire Department

Mercer County: 14 departments, 259 personnel (10 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 64% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Boylston Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 43 personnel

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

West Boylston Fire Department, MA 43 Chittenango Fire Department, NY 43 Mount Morris Community Volunteer Fire Company, PA 43 Nine Mile Point Volunteer Fire Department, LA 43 Centralia Peosta Emergency Services, IA 43 Clark County Fire, KY 43 Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 43 Washington Township Fire Department, OH 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does East River Volunteer Fire Department have?

East River Volunteer Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 87% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,281 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #50 of 359 by personnel.

Does East River Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

East River 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 River Volunteer Fire Department operate?

East River Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

East River Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mercer 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.