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Poca Volunteer Fire Department

Poca, WV · Putnam County. Poca Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Poca Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the West Virginia average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+9%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Poca 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 C
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Poca Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Poca, WV (Putnam County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,841 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,841 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #235 of 359
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Putnam County

Poca Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 40105 · Poca Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,841
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elysian
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Elysian Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Poca, WV
FDID
40105

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Poca Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #235 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,841 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Putnam County HIFLD mix around Poca Volunteer Fire Department

Putnam County: 10 departments, 197 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Elysian Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Elysian Fire Department, MN 25 Woodworth Volunteer Fire Department, LA 25 Pringle Volunteer Fire Department, PA 25 Cambria Fire Department, CA 25 Bear Creek Township Volunteer Hose Fire Company, PA 25 Ellsworth Fire and Emergency Medical Services, IA 25 Cedar Hill Fire Department, MS 25 Chandler Fire Department, OK 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Poca Volunteer Fire Department have?

Poca Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,841 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #235 of 359 by personnel.

Does Poca Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Poca Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Poca Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Poca Volunteer Fire Department?

Poca Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Putnam 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.