Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Richlands Fire and Rescue

Richlands, VA · Tazewell County. Richlands Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 70 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.

70
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richlands Fire and Rescue pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+112%
vs. Virginia average
2
stations
$233,626
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
Richlands Fire and Rescue

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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
70 personnel · 2 stations

Richlands Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Richlands, VA (Tazewell County), with 2 stations and 70 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,955 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $233,626.

  • National personnel rank #1,955 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #51 of 414
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Tazewell County

Richlands Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

70 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 18505 · Richlands Fire and Rescue, VA 70 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 70
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,955
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Strongsville Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $234K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Strongsville Fire and Emergency Services, 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Richlands, VA
FDID
18505

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2006)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2006 EMW-2006-FG-0881 $233,626

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Richlands Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #51 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,955 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Tazewell County HIFLD mix around Richlands Fire and Rescue

Tazewell County: 19 departments, 360 personnel (16 volunteer / 1 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 47% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 70 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Strongsville Fire and Emergency Services, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bandy Volunteer Fire Department
Bandy · volunteer
Baptist Valley Volunteer Fire Department
North Tazewell · volunteer
Bluefield Virginia Fire Department
Bluefield · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 70 personnel

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

Strongsville Fire and Emergency Services, OH 70 Calloway County Fire and Rescue, KY 70 Redondo Beach Fire Department, CA 70 Brownsfield Volunteer Fire Department, LA 70 Malone Call Firemen Incorporated, NY 70 Queen Annes County Fire Department / Goodwill Volunteer Fire Department, MD 70 Cordova Volunteer Firemens Association, MD 70 Town Line Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richlands Fire and Rescue have?

Richlands Fire and Rescue has 70 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,955 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #51 of 414 by personnel.

Does Richlands Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richlands Fire and Rescue operate?

Richlands Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Richlands Fire and Rescue?

Richlands Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Tazewell County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Richlands Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Richlands Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $233,626 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2006.

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.