Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department

Saint Albans, WV · Kanawha County. Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

6th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. West 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Lakewood 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 F
13 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
13 personnel · 1 station

Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Saint Albans, WV (Kanawha County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,124 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,124 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #349 of 359
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Kanawha County

Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 20120 · Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department, WV 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,124
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Port Protection V…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Port Protection Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+ 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
20120

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #349 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,124 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department is 1.4% 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.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Port Protection Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Port Protection Volunteer Fire Department, AK 13 Watson Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13 Sand Point Department of Public Safety - Fire Division, AK 13 Windy Hill Volunteer Fire Company, SC 13 Oilton Volunteer Fire Department, OK 13 Mannford Fire Department, OK 13 East Franklin Rural Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, MS 13 Crow Agency Fire Department, MT 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,124 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #349 of 359 by personnel.

Does Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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