Department profile

Volunteer

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department

Madison Heights, VA · Amherst County. Monelison Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Virginia average.

Top 47%
national personnel size
-9%
vs. Virginia average
3
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
8/100
Monelison 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 F
10 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
30 personnel · 3 stations

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Madison Heights, VA (Amherst County), with 3 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,442 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,442 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #291 of 414
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Amherst County

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 00902 · Monelison Volunteer Fire Department, VA 30 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,442
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bladenboro
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bladenboro Fire Department, NC (+ 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Madison Heights, VA
FDID
00902

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Monelison Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #291 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,442 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department carries 30.0% of Amherst County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (100 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bladenboro Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Pedlar Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Amherst · volunteer
All VA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Bladenboro Fire Department, NC 30 Dallas-Selfville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 30 Cumberland Fire District, RI 30 Addison Volunteer Fire Department, VT 30 Preble Volunteer Fire Fighting Association Incorporated, IN 30 Southport Fire Department, NC 30 Philippi Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Coloma City-Hagar Fire Department, MI 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monelison Volunteer Fire Department have?

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,442 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #291 of 414 by personnel.

Does Monelison Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Monelison 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 Monelison Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Monelison Volunteer Fire Department?

Monelison Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Amherst County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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