Department profile

Career (Paid)

Huntington Fire Department

Huntington, WV · Cabell County. Huntington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 99 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

99
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 4%
national personnel size
+330%
vs. West Virginia average
6
stations
$1,130,431
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
36/100
Huntington 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
16.5 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 C
$11,418 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
99 personnel · 6 stations

Huntington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Huntington, WV (Cabell County), with 6 stations and 99 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #973 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,130,431.

  • National personnel rank #973 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #2 of 359
  • 6.06 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Cabell County

Huntington Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

99 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 06204 · Huntington Fire Department, WV 99 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 99
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #973
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rochester Hills
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rochester Hills Fire Department, MI (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Huntington, WV
FDID
06204

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2022)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FP-00415 $183,196.52
2018 EMW2016FH00494 $707,234.94
2015 EMW2014FO01850 $240,000

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Huntington Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #2 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #973 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 330% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster weight

Huntington Fire Department carries 37.8% of Cabell County HIFLD personnel

Among 11 listed departments (262 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 64% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.06 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 99 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rochester Hills Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department
Barboursville · volunteer
Culloden Volunteer Fire Department
Culloden · volunteer
Green Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Huntington · volunteer
Milton Volunteer Fire Department
Milton · volunteer
Salt Rock Volunteer Fire Department
Salt Rock · volunteer
Special Metals Corporation
Huntington · other
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Nationwide career peers near 99 personnel

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

Rochester Hills Fire Department, MI 99 Nutley Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 99 Stratford Fire Department, CT 99 Pinellas Park Fire Department, FL 99 Mount Laurel Fire Department, NJ 99 Fort Bliss Fire and Emergency Services, TX 99 Glenview Fire Department, IL 99 Napa City Fire Department, CA 99

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Huntington Fire Department have?

Huntington Fire Department has 99 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 330% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #973 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #2 of 359 by personnel.

Does Huntington Fire Department provide EMS services?

Huntington 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 Huntington Fire Department operate?

Huntington Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Huntington Fire Department?

Huntington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cabell County, WV. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Huntington Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Huntington Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,130,431.46 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.