Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services

Fort Eustis, VA · Newport News City County. Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 34 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Virginia average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. Virginia average
2
stations

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
28/100
Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services

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
17 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
34 personnel · 2 stations

Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Fort Eustis, VA (Newport News City County), with 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,337 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,337 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #242 of 414
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Newport News City County

Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 93008 · Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services, VA 34 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,337
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Oldham
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Oldham Fire Department, KY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Fort Eustis, VA
FDID
93008

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #242 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,337 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services carries 100.0% of Newport News City County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (34 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Oldham Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 34 personnel

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

South Oldham Fire Department, KY 34 Brighton Volunteer Fire Department / Brighton First Responders, IA 34 Jakes Branch Fire and Rescue, KY 34 Lake Township Fire Department, OH 34 Hooksett Fire-Rescue Department, NH 34 Bogalusa Fire Department, LA 34 Marion Township Fire Department, OH 34 Newton Fire Department, IA 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services have?

Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,337 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #242 of 414 by personnel.

Does Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services provide EMS services?

Yes, Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services operate?

Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services?

Fort Eustis-Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Newport News City County, VA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.