Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue

Salem, VA · Roanoke County. Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Virginia average.

49th pct.
national personnel size
-15%
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
62/100
Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue

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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
28 personnel · 1 station

Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Salem, VA (Roanoke 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 #11,471 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,471 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #316 of 414
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Roanoke County

Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue 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 16109 · Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue, VA 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,471
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jay Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jay Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Salem, VA
FDID
16109

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #316 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,471 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 15% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue carries 45.2% of Roanoke County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (62 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Jay Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Roanoke County Fire and Rescue
Roanoke · combination
All VA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 28 personnel

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

Jay Volunteer Fire Department, NY 28 Bono Fire Department - Bono Station, AR 28 City of Darlington Fire Department, SC 28 Hartsville Fire Department, SC 28 Parma Heights Fire Department, OH 28 Greenville Fire Department, OH 28 Quincy Fire Department, FL 28 Johnson Controls Incorporated Fire and Rescue, KY 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue have?

Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,471 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #316 of 414 by personnel.

Does Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue operate?

Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue?

Fort Lewis Fire and EMS Company - Roanoke County Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Roanoke 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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