Department profile

Volunteer

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Folsom, WV · Wetzel County. Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the West Virginia average.

10th pct.
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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 D
15 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
15 personnel · 1 station

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Folsom, WV (Wetzel County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,140 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,140 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #335 of 359
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Wetzel County

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 90% higher than 10% 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 52101 · Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Louann Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Louann Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Folsom, WV
FDID
52101

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #335 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,140 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 7.1% of Wetzel County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 210 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 8% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Louann Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Louann Volunteer Fire Department, AR 15 Kentucky River Fire and Rescue, KY 15 Northport Veteran Affairs Hospital Fire Department, NY 15 Sykeston Fire Protection District, ND 15 Robards Fire Department, KY 15 Benton Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 15 Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department, UT 15 Lenapah Fire Department, OK 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,140 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #335 of 359 by personnel.

Does Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated 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 Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Folsom Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Wetzel 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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