Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department

Hurricane, WV · Putnam County. Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 30%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$409,666
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
65/100
Hurricane 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 A
38 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 C
$10,781 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hurricane, WV (Putnam County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,755 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $409,666.

  • National personnel rank #6,755 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #76 of 359
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Putnam County

Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 40104 · Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department, WV 38 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,755
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oak Hill Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $410K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Hurricane, WV
FDID
40104

FEMA Grant History

$410K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FF00218 $409,666

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #76 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,755 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Putnam County HIFLD mix around Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department

Putnam County: 10 departments, 197 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department, LA 38 Saint Francis Fire Department, WI 38 Steubenville Fire Department - North Street Station, OH 38 Fulton Fire Department, NY 38 Stoneboro Volunteer Fire Department, PA 38 Fivepointville Fire Company, PA 38 Johnson Township Fire Department, IN 38 Worthing Fire Department, SD 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,755 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #76 of 359 by personnel.

Does Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department?

Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Putnam County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $409,666 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.