Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Hedgesville Fire Department

Hedgesville, WV · Berkeley County. Hedgesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 27%
national personnel size
+74%
vs. West Virginia average
2
stations

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Hedgesville 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 D
20 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
40 personnel · 2 stations

Hedgesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hedgesville, WV (Berkeley County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,062 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,062 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #68 of 359
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Berkeley County

Hedgesville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 02102 · Hedgesville Fire Department, WV 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,062
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aspinwall Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Hedgesville, WV
FDID
02102

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Hedgesville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #68 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,062 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 74% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Berkeley County HIFLD mix around Hedgesville Fire Department

Berkeley County: 12 departments, 312 personnel (5 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bedington Volunteer Fire Department
Martinsburg · volunteer
Martinsburg Fire Department
Martinsburg · career
Westphal Host Company
Martinsburg · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department, AL 40 Closter Fire Department - Knickerbocker Hook and Ladder Company, NJ 40 Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 Green Tree Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 Allentown Volunteer Fire Company, NY 40 Breitung Township Fire Department, MI 40 Ozark Fire Protection District, MO 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hedgesville Fire Department have?

Hedgesville Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 74% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,062 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #68 of 359 by personnel.

Does Hedgesville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hedgesville Fire Department operate?

Hedgesville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hedgesville Fire Department?

Hedgesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkeley 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.