Department profile

Volunteer

Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department

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

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

The verdict

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

0th pct.
national personnel size
-96%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
1/100
Hamlin 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 F
1 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
1 personnel · 1 station

Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hamlin, WV (Lincoln County), with 1 station and 1 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,434 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,434 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #359 of 359
  • 100.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

1 Top 100% in the bottom 1% 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 22104 · Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department, WV 1 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 1
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #22,434
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Skagway Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Skagway Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+ 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
Hamlin, WV
FDID
22104

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #359 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,434 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 96% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department is 1.0% of Lincoln County roster mass

The county lists 6 departments totaling 100 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 17% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Skagway Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department
Griffithsville · volunteer
Harts Volunteer Fire Department
Harts · volunteer
Mud River Volunteer Fire Department
Spurlockville · other
West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department
West Hamlin · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 1 personnel

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

Skagway Volunteer Fire Department, AK 1 Morris Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, TN 1 Warren Fire Department - Massasoit Hook and Ladder, RI 1 Plains Volunteer Fire Department, TX 1 Valmy Volunteer Fire Department, NV 2 Pack Creek Fire Department, UT 2 Kiowa County Fire Department, CO 2 Copper Harbor Fire Department, MI 2

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department has 1 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 96% below the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,434 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #359 of 359 by personnel.

Does Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hamlin 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 Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department?

Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lincoln 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.