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Faber Volunteer Fire Department

Faber, VA · Nelson County. Faber Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Faber Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Virginia average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
-3%
vs. 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
72/100
Faber 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
32 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
32 personnel · 1 station

Faber Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Faber, VA (Nelson County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,062 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,062 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #259 of 414
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Nelson County

Faber Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 12503 · Faber Volunteer Fire Department, VA 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,062
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yuma County Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Yuma County Fire Protection District / Hale Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+ 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
Faber, VA
FDID
12503

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Faber Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #259 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,062 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 3% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Nelson County HIFLD mix around Faber Volunteer Fire Department

Nelson County: 8 departments, 232 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Yuma County Fire Protection District / Hale Volunteer Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

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

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Gladstone Volunteer Fire Department
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Piney River Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Yuma County Fire Protection District / Hale Volunteer Fire Department, CO 32 Moretown Volunteer Fire Department, VT 32 Hustead Fire Department, OH 32 Kingsland Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 Almelund Fire and Rescue, MN 32 Lewisburg Volunteer Fire Department, WV 32 High Point Fire District, SC 32 Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department, VT 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Faber Volunteer Fire Department have?

Faber Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,062 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #259 of 414 by personnel.

Does Faber Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Faber 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 Faber Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Faber Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Faber Volunteer Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

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

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