Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Lynchburg Fire Department

Lynchburg, VA · Lynchburg City County. Lynchburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 9 stations and 165 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.

165
Total personnel
9
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lynchburg Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+400%
vs. Virginia average
9
stations
$6,380,213
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
33/100
Lynchburg 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
18.3 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
165 personnel · 9 stations

Lynchburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lynchburg, VA (Lynchburg City County), with 9 stations and 165 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #341 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $6,380,213.

  • National personnel rank #341 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #15 of 414
  • 5.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Lynchburg City County

Lynchburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

165 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 68000 · Lynchburg Fire Department, VA 165 personnel · 9 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 165
  • STA-MULTI 9 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #341
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Holley
  • FEMA-HEAVY $6.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Holley Fire Department, NY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Lynchburg, VA
FDID
68000

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00336 $4,434,216.15
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06375 $830,636.36
2017 EMW-2017-FO-02812 $214,025
2013 EMW2012FH00513 $168,771
2012 EMW2012FO05895 $240,804
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0556 $491,760

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Lynchburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #15 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #341 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 400% above the state average
Stations
9
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Lynchburg Fire Department carries 79.3% of Lynchburg City County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (208 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (9 stations / 165 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Holley Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 165 personnel

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

Holley Fire Department, NY 165 Luzerne Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 165 Odenton Volunteer Fire Department, MD 165 Arvada Fire Protection District, CO 165 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety, TX 165 Rural/Metro Fire Department - Knox County, TN 166 Metro West Fire Protection District, MO 166 Concord Fire and Life Safety, NC 164

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lynchburg Fire Department have?

Lynchburg Fire Department has 165 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 400% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #341 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #15 of 414 by personnel.

Does Lynchburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lynchburg Fire Department operate?

Lynchburg Fire Department operates 9 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lynchburg Fire Department?

Lynchburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lynchburg City County, VA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Lynchburg Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lynchburg Fire Department has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $6,380,212.51 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

Virginia has 766 fire departments with 25,415 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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