Department profile

Volunteer

Harts Volunteer Fire Department

Harts, WV · Lincoln County. Harts Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 39%
national personnel size
+43%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
75/100
Harts 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 B
33 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
33 personnel · 1 station

Harts Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Harts, WV (Lincoln County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,718 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,718 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #121 of 359
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Harts Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 22103 · Harts Volunteer Fire Department, WV 33 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,718
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milan Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milan Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Harts, WV
FDID
22103

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Harts Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #121 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,718 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster weight

Harts Volunteer Fire Department carries 33.0% of Lincoln County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (100 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Milan Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Duval District Volunteer Fire Department
Griffithsville · volunteer
Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department
Hamlin · volunteer
Mud River Volunteer Fire Department
Spurlockville · other
West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department
West Hamlin · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Milan Township Fire Department, OH 33 Farmersburg Fire Department, IA 33 New England Fire Protection District New England Fire Department, ND 33 Argonne Volunteer Fire Department, WI 33 Scottsbluff Rural Fire Department, NE 33 Blooming Grove Volunteer Fire Department, IN 33 Scotch Plains Fire Department, NJ 33 Elkhart Township Fire Department, IN 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harts Volunteer Fire Department have?

Harts Volunteer Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,718 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #121 of 359 by personnel.

Does Harts Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Harts 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 Harts Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Harts Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Harts Volunteer Fire Department?

Harts 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.