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Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department

Mineral Wells, WV · Wood County. Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 26%
national personnel size
+78%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$655,239
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
72/100
Mineral Wells 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
41 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
$15,981 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
41 personnel · 1 station

Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mineral Wells, WV (Wood County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,735 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $655,239.

  • National personnel rank #5,735 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #60 of 359
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Wood County

Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 54106 · Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department, WV 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,735
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bethel Township
  • FEMA-MID $655K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bethel Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Mineral Wells, WV
FDID
54106

FEMA Grant History

$655K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV02413 $655,239

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #60 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,735 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 78% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% of Wood County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 414 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 73% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bethel Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

East Wood Volunteer Fire Department
Davisville · volunteer
Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department
Parkersburg · volunteer
Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department
Belleville · other
Parkersburg Fire Department 1
Parkersburg · career
Parkersburg Fire Department 5
Parkersburg · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Bethel Township Fire Department, OH 41 Nissequogue Fire Department, NY 41 Spring Green Fire Protection District, WI 41 Davis Park Fire Department, NY 41 Fergus Falls Fire Department, MN 41 Celanese Celco Acetate - Fire Brigade, VA 41 Amherst Fire Department, NH 41 Patterson Fire Department, CA 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 78% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,735 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #60 of 359 by personnel.

Does Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mineral Wells Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $655,239 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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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