Department profile

Volunteer

Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management

Sterling, VA · Loudoun County. Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 130 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

130
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+294%
vs. Virginia average
3
stations

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
87/100
Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management

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
43.3 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
130 personnel · 3 stations

Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management is a Volunteer department serving Sterling, VA (Loudoun County), with 3 stations and 130 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #568 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #568 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #20 of 414
  • 2.31 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Loudoun County

Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management vs. the national personnel distribution

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

130 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 10711 · Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 130 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 130
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #568
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thomas County
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Thomas County Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Sterling, VA
FDID
10711

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #20 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #568 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 294% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County staffing outlier

Volunteer island in a combination-heavy Loudoun County

County mix is mostly combination (5 volunteer / 0 career / 7 combination), while this page is typed volunteer. County / state rollup.

2.31 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 130 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Thomas County Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 130 personnel

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

Thomas County Fire Department, GA 130 Carbon County Fire Department, WY 130 Exeter Fire Department 2, RI 130 General Motors Powertrain Fire Brigade, OH 130 York Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 130 Merrick Fire Department, NY 130 Uniondale Fire Department, NY 130 Georgetown Fire Company Incorporated, DE 130

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management have?

Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management has 130 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 294% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #568 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #20 of 414 by personnel.

Does Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management provide EMS services?

Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management 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 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management operate?

Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management?

Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management is a Volunteer department serving Loudoun County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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