Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Nitro Fire Department

Nitro, WV · Kanawha County. Nitro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Nitro Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the West Virginia average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-22%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$690,972
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
55/100
Nitro 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 D
18 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 A
$38,387 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Nitro Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Nitro, WV (Kanawha County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,722 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $690,972.

  • National personnel rank #18,722 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #323 of 359
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Kanawha County

Nitro Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 20318 · Nitro Fire Department, WV 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,722
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dutchman Creek Vo…
  • FEMA-MID $691K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dutchman Creek Volunteer 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Nitro, WV
FDID
20318

FEMA Grant History

$691K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01682 $416,149.53
2021 EMW-2021-FG-10220 $274,822.33

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Nitro Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #323 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,722 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Nitro Fire Department is 1.9% 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.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dutchman Creek Volunteer Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Belle Volunteer Fire Department
Belle · volunteer
Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department
Cedar Grove · volunteer
Charleston Fire Department
Charleston · career
Clendenin Volunteer Fire Department
Clendenin · volunteer
Dunbar Fire Department
Dunbar · career
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Nationwide career peers near 18 personnel

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

Dutchman Creek Volunteer Fire Department, SC 18 Gilsum Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NH 18 Manning Rural Volunteer Fire Station, AR 18 Temperance Hill Volunteer Fire Department, AR 18 Warner Brothers Studios Fire Department, CA 18 Herkimer Fire Department, NY 18 Olmsted Township Fire Department, OH 18 Fountain Inn Fire Department, SC 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nitro Fire Department have?

Nitro Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,722 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #323 of 359 by personnel.

Does Nitro Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Nitro Fire Department operate?

Nitro Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Nitro Fire Department?

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

Has Nitro Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Nitro Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $690,971.86 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.