Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services

Petersburg, VA · Petersburg City County. Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 93 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.

93
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+182%
vs. Virginia average
4
stations

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
49/100
Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services

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 C
23.3 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
93 personnel · 4 stations

Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Petersburg, VA (Petersburg City County), with 4 stations and 93 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,101 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,101 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #32 of 414
  • 4.30 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Petersburg City County

Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

93 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 73000 · Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, VA 93 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 93
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,101
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Springdale
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Springdale Fire Department, AR (+ 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Petersburg, VA
FDID
73000

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #32 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,101 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 182% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services carries 100.0% of Petersburg City County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (93 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.30 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 93 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Springdale Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 93 personnel

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

Springdale Fire Department, AR 93 Perry Township Fire Department, OH 93 Plain Township Fire Department, OH 93 Jonesville Fire Department, NY 93 Chelsea Fire Department, MA 93 Moraga-Orinda Fire District, CA 93 Clinton Township Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services, MI 93 Mishawaka Fire Department, IN 92

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services have?

Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services has 93 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 182% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,101 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #32 of 414 by personnel.

Does Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services operate?

Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services?

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

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

Virginia has 766 fire departments with 25,415 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

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