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Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department

Kenbridge, VA · Lunenburg County. Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 62 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.

62
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Virginia average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+88%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$179,802
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
55/100
Kenbridge 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
62 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 F
$2,900 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
62 personnel · 1 station

Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kenbridge, VA (Lunenburg County), with 1 station and 62 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,441 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $179,802.

  • National personnel rank #2,441 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #67 of 414
  • 1.61 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Lunenburg County

Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

62 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 11101 · Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department, VA 62 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 62
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,441
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sulphur
  • FEMA-LIGHT $180K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sulphur 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Kenbridge, VA
FDID
11101

FEMA Grant History

$180K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO02010 $179,802

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #67 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,441 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department carries 36.0% of Lunenburg County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (172 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.61 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 62 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sulphur Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 62 personnel

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

Sulphur Fire Department, LA 62 Howard County Fire and Rescue, MD 62 Chelsea Fire Company, NY 62 Walker Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 62 Athens Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 62 Mankato Fire Department, MN 62 Frewsburg Fire Company Incorporated, NY 62 Volunteer Fire Department of Prospect Incorporated, CT 62

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department have?

Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department has 62 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,441 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #67 of 414 by personnel.

Does Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department?

Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lunenburg County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kenbridge Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $179,802 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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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