Department profile

Volunteer

Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department

Bland, VA · Bland County. Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Virginia average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-45%
vs. 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg 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 D
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bland, VA (Bland County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,558 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,558 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #397 of 414
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Bland County

Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 02105 · Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,558
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brunswick
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brunswick Fire Department, MO (+ 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Bland, VA
FDID
02105

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #397 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,558 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 45% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Bland County HIFLD mix around Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department

Bland County: 6 departments, 79 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brunswick Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Brunswick Fire Department, MO 18 Pirtleville Fire District, AZ 18 San Simon Fire District, AZ 18 Wolfcreek Fire Department, NC 18 Belt Rural Fire District, MT 18 Keystone Fire Department, SD 18 Barton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18 Equality Volunteer Fire Department, AL 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 45% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,558 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #397 of 414 by personnel.

Does Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg 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 Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department?

Hollybrook / Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bland County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

Virginia has 766 fire departments with 25,415 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

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