Department profile

Volunteer

Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department

Wellsburg, WV · Brooke County. Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the West Virginia average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+30%
vs. West Virginia average

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Franklin Community 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
No station count on file for this department
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
30 personnel

Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wellsburg, WV (Brooke County) and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,159 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,159 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #160 of 359
  • 9 other listed departments in Brooke County

Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 05106 · Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maple Grove Towns…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maple Grove Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Wellsburg, WV
FDID
05106

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #160 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,159 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 30% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Brooke County HIFLD mix around Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department

Brooke County: 10 departments, 281 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Maple Grove Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

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Colliers Fire Department
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Follansbee Volunteer Fire Department
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Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department
Wellsburg · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Maple Grove Township Fire Department, MI 30 Brogden Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Freetown Fire and Rescue, MA 30 Friendsville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 30 Goshen Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30 Lyndon Fire Department, NY 30 Candlewood Company Incorporated, CT 30 Copperopolis Fire Protection District, CA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department have?

Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,159 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #160 of 359 by personnel.

Does Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Franklin Community 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 Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department?

Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brooke 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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