Department profile

Volunteer

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department

Saint Albans, WV · Kanawha County. Jefferson 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

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the West Virginia average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-22%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$248,964
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Jefferson 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 C
$13,831 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Saint Albans, WV (Kanawha 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 #18,582 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $248,964.

  • National personnel rank #18,582 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #321 of 359
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 31 other listed departments in Kanawha County

Jefferson 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 20119 · Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, WV 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,582
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dutchman Creek Vo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $249K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dutchman Creek Volunteer Fire Department, SC (+ 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
Saint Albans, WV
FDID
20119

FEMA Grant History

$249K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-02845 $248,963.63

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #321 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,582 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department is 1.9% of Kanawha County roster mass

The county lists 39 departments totaling 957 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Dutchman Creek Volunteer Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

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Dunbar Fire Department
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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 WV department.

Dutchman Creek Volunteer Fire Department, SC 18 Manning Rural Volunteer Fire Station, AR 18 Temperance Hill Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Cedar Creek Volunteer Fire Department, NE 18 Butler Fire Department, OK 18 Gilsum Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NH 18 Ucon Volunteer Fire Department, ID 18 Kansas Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department have?

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,582 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #321 of 359 by personnel.

Does Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Jefferson 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 Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $248,963.63 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.