Department profile

Volunteer

Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department

Oak Hill, WV · Fayette County. Oak Hill 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

Oak Hill 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
$807,620
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
75/100
Oak Hill 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 B
$21,253 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oak Hill, WV (Fayette 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 #6,824 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $807,620.

  • National personnel rank #6,824 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #79 of 359
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Fayette County

Oak Hill 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 10112 · Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department, WV 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,824
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Selma City
  • FEMA-MID $808K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Selma City Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Oak Hill, WV
FDID
10112

FEMA Grant History

$808K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01750 $807,620

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #79 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,824 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 geometry

Fayette County HIFLD mix around Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department

Fayette County: 14 departments, 298 personnel (11 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Selma City Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Boomer Volunteer Fire Department
Boomer · volunteer
Danese Volunteer Fire Department
Danese · volunteer
Fayetteville Fire Department
Fayetteville · volunteer
Gauley Bridge Volunteer Fire Department
Gauley Bridge · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Selma City Fire Department, CA 38 Sanger Fire Department, CA 38 Dorchester Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 East Fork Volunteer Fire Department, KY 38 Double Island Volunteer Fire Department, NC 38 Clinton City Fire Department, UT 38 Germantown Volunteer Fire Department, NY 38 Summerville / Rosefield Volunteer Fire Department, LA 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department have?

Oak Hill 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 #6,824 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #79 of 359 by personnel.

Does Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $807,620 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (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.