Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Norfolk Fire - Rescue

Norfolk, VA · Norfolk City County. Norfolk Fire - Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 14 stations and 498 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.

498
Total personnel
14
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Norfolk Fire - Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+1409%
vs. Virginia average
14
stations
$1,495,093
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
78/100
Norfolk Fire - Rescue

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 B
35.6 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
498 personnel · 14 stations

Norfolk Fire - Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Norfolk, VA (Norfolk City County), with 14 stations and 498 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #57 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,495,093.

  • National personnel rank #57 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #4 of 414
  • 2.81 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Norfolk City County

Norfolk Fire - Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

498 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 71000 · Norfolk Fire - Rescue, VA 498 personnel · 14 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 498
  • STA-MULTI 14 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #57
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colorado Springs…
  • FEMA-MID $1.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Colorado Springs Fire Department Complex, CO ( -8 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Norfolk, VA
FDID
71000

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2004–2009)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0341 $512,005
2004 EMW-2004-FG-1297 $983,088

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Norfolk Fire - Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #4 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #57 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 1409% above the state average
Stations
14
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Norfolk Fire - Rescue carries 56.1% of Norfolk City County HIFLD personnel

Among 7 listed departments (887 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.81 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (14 stations / 498 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Colorado Springs Fire Department Complex, CO (-8 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 498 personnel

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

Colorado Springs Fire Department Complex, CO 490 Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - Edgewood District, NM 489 Toledo Fire and Rescue Department, OH 508 Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department, TX 508 Montgomery Fire Department, AL 478 Columbia Fire Department, SC 520 Worcester Fire Department, MA 475 City of Long Beach Fire Department, CA 521

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Norfolk Fire - Rescue have?

Norfolk Fire - Rescue has 498 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 1409% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #57 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #4 of 414 by personnel.

Does Norfolk Fire - Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Norfolk Fire - Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Norfolk Fire - Rescue operate?

Norfolk Fire - Rescue operates 14 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Norfolk Fire - Rescue?

Norfolk Fire - Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Norfolk City County, VA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Norfolk Fire - Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Norfolk Fire - Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,495,093 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2004–2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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