Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Friendship Fire Company

Harpers Ferry, WV · Jefferson County. Friendship Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 95 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.

95
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Friendship Fire Company pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the West Virginia average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+313%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
100/100
Friendship Fire Company

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 A
95 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
95 personnel · 1 station

Friendship Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Harpers Ferry, WV (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 95 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,047 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,047 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #4 of 359
  • 1.05 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Friendship Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

95 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 19101 · Friendship Fire Company, WV 95 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 95
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,047
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oakfield
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oakfield Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Harpers Ferry, WV
FDID
19101

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Friendship Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #4 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,047 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 313% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster weight

Friendship Fire Company carries 30.7% of Jefferson County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (309 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 71% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.05 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 95 roster).

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

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

Nearby Departments

Bakerton Fire Department
Harpers Ferry · other
Citizens Fire Company
Charles Town · volunteer
Independent Fire Company
Ranson · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 95 personnel

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

Oakfield Fire Department, NY 95 Lower Swatara Volunteer Fire Department, PA 95 Interlachen Lake Estates Volunteer Fire Department, FL 95 Sparks Fire Department, NV 95 Lansdowne Fire Company, PA 95 Garden City Fire Company, PA 95 Pawling Fire District, NY 95 Geneseo Volunteer Fire Department, NY 95

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Friendship Fire Company have?

Friendship Fire Company has 95 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 313% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,047 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #4 of 359 by personnel.

Does Friendship Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Friendship Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Friendship Fire Company operate?

Friendship Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Friendship Fire Company?

Friendship Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.