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Malden Volunteer Fire Department

Malden, WV · Kanawha County. Malden Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 18%
national personnel size
+117%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$221,045
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
56/100
Malden 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
50 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
$4,421 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Malden Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Malden, WV (Kanawha County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,954 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $221,045.

  • National personnel rank #3,954 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #30 of 359
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Kanawha County

Malden Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 20103 · Malden Volunteer Fire Department, WV 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palenville Fire D…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $221K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Palenville Fire District, NY (+ 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
Malden, WV
FDID
20103

FEMA Grant History

$221K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04606 $221,044.76

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Malden Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #30 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,954 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 117% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Malden Volunteer Fire Department is 5.2% 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.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Palenville Fire District, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Charleston Fire Department
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Clendenin Volunteer Fire Department
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Dunbar Fire Department
Dunbar · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Palenville Fire District, NY 50 Summit Township Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, PA 50 Cochranton Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50 Clark Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 50 Ammon Fire Department, ID 50 Millville Community Fire Company, PA 50 Vernon Township Fire Department, NJ 50 Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Malden Volunteer Fire Department have?

Malden Volunteer Fire Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 117% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,954 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #30 of 359 by personnel.

Does Malden Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Malden Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Malden Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Malden Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Malden Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Malden Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $221,044.76 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.