Department profile

Volunteer

Paden City Volunteer Fire Department

Paden, WV · Wetzel County. Paden City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Paden City Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the West Virginia average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+52%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station

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
Paden City 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 B
35 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
35 personnel · 1 station

Paden City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Paden, WV (Wetzel County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,022 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,022 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #104 of 359
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Wetzel County

Paden City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 52108 · Paden City Volunteer Fire Department, WV 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,022
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sharon Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sharon Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Paden, WV
FDID
52108

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Paden City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #104 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,022 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 52% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Wetzel County HIFLD mix around Paden City Volunteer Fire Department

Wetzel County: 12 departments, 210 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 8% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sharon Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Sharon Township Fire Department, OH 35 Bush Volunteer Fire Department, LA 35 Cazenovia Area Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, WI 35 Granger Township Fire and Rescue, OH 35 North Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, IA 35 Temple Volunteer Fire Department, NH 35 Hillsboro Fire Department, NH 35 Stanton Volunteer Fire Department, NE 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Paden City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Paden City Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,022 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #104 of 359 by personnel.

Does Paden City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Paden City 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 Paden City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Paden City Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Paden City Volunteer Fire Department?

Paden City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wetzel County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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