Richlands Fire and Rescue

What This Data Tells You About Richlands Fire and Rescue

Richlands Fire and Rescue operates as a Volunteer department in Richlands, within Tazewell County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Virginia has 766 registered fire departments and 25,415 total personnel, averaging roughly 33 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 43,900 fires, 86 fire deaths, and 67% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Richlands Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $233,626 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.