Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Martinsburg Fire Department

Martinsburg, WV · Berkeley County. Martinsburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Martinsburg Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the West Virginia average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
+26%
vs. West Virginia average
2
stations
$286,343
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
29/100
Martinsburg 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
14.5 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 C
$9,874 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 2 stations

Martinsburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Martinsburg, WV (Berkeley County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,116 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $286,343.

  • National personnel rank #11,116 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #178 of 359
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Berkeley County

Martinsburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 02201 · Martinsburg Fire Department, WV 29 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,116
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Silver Bluff
  • FEMA-LIGHT $286K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Silver Bluff Fire Department, SC (+ 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 WV department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Martinsburg, WV
FDID
02201

FEMA Grant History

$286K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO02572 $286,343

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Martinsburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #178 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,116 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 26% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Martinsburg Fire Department is 9.3% of Berkeley County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 312 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 75% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Silver Bluff Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bedington Volunteer Fire Department
Martinsburg · volunteer
Hedgesville Fire Department
Hedgesville · volunteer
Westphal Host Company
Martinsburg · other
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Nationwide career peers near 29 personnel

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

Silver Bluff Fire Department, SC 29 Sunsites-Pearce Fire District, AZ 29 Rennerdale Volunteer Fire Department, PA 29 Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department 1, PA 29 Wilkinsburg Volunteer Fire Department, PA 29 Canton Fire Department, GA 29 Department of Veterans Affairs Fire Department, MI 29 Hood River Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OR 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Martinsburg Fire Department have?

Martinsburg Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,116 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #178 of 359 by personnel.

Does Martinsburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Martinsburg Fire Department operate?

Martinsburg Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Martinsburg Fire Department?

Martinsburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Berkeley County, WV. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Martinsburg Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Martinsburg Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $286,343 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.