Department profile

Volunteer

Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department

Parkersburg, WV · Wood County. Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the West Virginia average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+104%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$409,524
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
Lubeck 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
47 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 D
$8,713 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 1 station

Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Parkersburg, WV (Wood County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,473 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $409,524.

  • National personnel rank #4,473 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #35 of 359
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 14 other listed departments in Wood County

Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 54104 · Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department, WV 47 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,473
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brown Township Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $410K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brown Township Fire and Rescue, IN (+ 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
Parkersburg, WV
FDID
54104

FEMA Grant History

$410K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FV01436 $409,524

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #35 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,473 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 104% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Wood County HIFLD mix around Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department

Wood County: 15 departments, 414 personnel (10 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 73% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brown Township Fire and Rescue, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

East Wood Volunteer Fire Department
Davisville · volunteer
Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department
Belleville · other
Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department
Mineral Wells · volunteer
Parkersburg Fire Department 1
Parkersburg · career
Parkersburg Fire Department 5
Parkersburg · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Brown Township Fire and Rescue, IN 47 Port Trevorton Fire Company, PA 47 Milford Fire Department, NH 47 Green Country Fire and Rescue, OK 47 Dushore Volunteer Fire Company, PA 47 Red Jacket Volunteer Fire Department, NY 47 Burdett Volunteer Fire Department, NY 47 Sturgis Fire and Emergency Services, SD 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 104% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,473 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #35 of 359 by personnel.

Does Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Lubeck 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 Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $409,524 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

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