Department profile

Volunteer

Maysville Volunteer Fire Department

Maysville, WV · Grant County. Maysville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 30%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station

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
81/100
Maysville 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
38 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
38 personnel · 1 station

Maysville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Maysville, WV (Grant County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,793 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,793 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #77 of 359
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Grant County

Maysville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 12102 · Maysville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 38 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Milliken Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Milliken Fire Protection District, CO (+ 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
Maysville, WV
FDID
12102

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Maysville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #77 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,793 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster weight

Maysville Volunteer Fire Department carries 36.9% of Grant County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (103 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Milliken Fire Protection District, CO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bayard Volunteer Fire Department
Bayard · volunteer
Mount Storm Volunteer Fire Department
Mount Storm · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Milliken Fire Protection District, CO 38 Rockfish Valley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, VA 38 North East Champaign County Fire/Emergency Medical Services District, OH 38 Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 38 Stonelick Township Fire and Rescue, OH 38 Verona Fire Department, WI 38 Mount Lemmon Fire District, AZ 38 Monroe Township Fire Department, OH 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Maysville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Maysville Volunteer Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,793 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #77 of 359 by personnel.

Does Maysville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Maysville 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 Maysville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Maysville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Maysville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.