Department profile

Volunteer

Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department

Erbacon, WV · Webster County. Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

49th pct.
national personnel size
+22%
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
62/100
Erbacon 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
28 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
28 personnel · 1 station

Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Erbacon, WV (Webster County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,458 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,458 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #186 of 359
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Webster County

Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 51% higher than 49% 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 51105 · Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,458
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tichigan Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tichigan Volunteer 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
Erbacon, WV
FDID
51105

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #186 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,458 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 22% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Webster County HIFLD mix around Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department

Webster County: 5 departments, 126 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tichigan Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cowen Volunteer Fire Department
Cowen · volunteer
Hacker Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Hacker Valley · volunteer
Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Webster Springs · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Tichigan Volunteer Fire Department, WI 28 Des Lacs Fire Protection District, ND 28 Denver Volunteer Fire Department, IN 28 Turlock Rural Fire Protection District, CA 28 Berlin Township Fire Department, OH 28 Burbank Paradise Fire Protection District, CA 28 Mont Vernon Fire Department, NH 28 New Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department, NH 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department have?

Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,458 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #186 of 359 by personnel.

Does Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Erbacon 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 Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department?

Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Webster 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.