Department profile

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Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department

Ellenboro, WV · Ritchie County. Ellenboro 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

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

Top 43%
national personnel size
+35%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Ellenboro 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
31 personnel · 1 station

Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ellenboro, WV (Ritchie 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 #9,538 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,538 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #141 of 359
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Ritchie County

Ellenboro 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 43% higher than 57% 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 43102 · Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department, WV 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,538
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pine Lake
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pine Lake Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Ellenboro, WV
FDID
43102

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #141 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,538 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 weight

Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department carries 30.7% of Ritchie County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (101 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 80% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Pine Lake Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

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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.

Pine Lake Fire Department, WI 31 Clarkson Volunteer Fire Department, KY 31 Heuck's Retreat Community Volunteer Fire Department, MS 31 Littleton Fire Department, NH 31 Corley Mountain Rural Fire Department, AR 31 Arlington Fire Department, SD 31 Circle Volunteer Fire Department, SC 31 Lake Dalecarlia Volunteer Fire Department, IN 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department have?

Ellenboro 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 #9,538 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #141 of 359 by personnel.

Does Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Ellenboro 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 Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department?

Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ritchie 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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