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Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Orange, VA · Orange County. Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Virginia average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+67%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$936,386
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
77/100
Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
55 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
$17,025 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
55 personnel · 1 station

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Orange, VA (Orange County), with 1 station and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,222 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $936,386.

  • National personnel rank #3,222 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #96 of 414
  • 1.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Orange County

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 13705 · Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 55 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,222
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Port Matilda Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $936K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Port Matilda Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Orange, VA
FDID
13705

FEMA Grant History

$936K
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2019)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01253 $103,876
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00274 $846,000
2007 EMW2006FF03873 $-6,745
2006 EMW-2006-FF-0387 $-6,745

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #96 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,222 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated carries 27.6% of Orange County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (199 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Port Matilda Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Port Matilda Fire Company, PA 55 New Hamburg Fire District, NY 55 Monson Fire Department, MA 55 South Claiborne Volunteer Fire Department, TN 55 Stirling Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 55 British Petroleum Products - North America Whiting Fire Station, IN 55 Angola Volunteer Fire Company, NY 55 Swormville Fire Company Incorporated, NY 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,222 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #96 of 414 by personnel.

Does Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

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

Has Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Orange Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $936,386 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.