Department profile

Volunteer

River Bend Volunteer Fire Department

Danville, VA · Pittsylvania County. River Bend 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

River Bend Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Virginia average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+6%
vs. 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
River Bend 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

River Bend Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Danville, VA (Pittsylvania 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 #8,069 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,069 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #232 of 414
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • 23 other listed departments in Pittsylvania County

River Bend 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 14304 · River Bend Volunteer Fire Department, VA 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 #8,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pine Brook Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Danville, VA
FDID
14304

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How River Bend Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #232 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,069 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster fringe

River Bend Volunteer Fire Department is 4.0% of Pittsylvania County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 867 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NJ (+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 VA department.

Pine Brook Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 35 Mine Hill Fire Department, NJ 35 Northside Volunteer Fire and Rescue, GA 35 Cottonwood Fire Department, AZ 35 Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 35 Lone Pine Fire Protection District, CA 35 Horicon Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Clinton-Warren Joint Fire and Rescue, OH 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does River Bend Volunteer Fire Department have?

River Bend Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,069 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #232 of 414 by personnel.

Does River Bend Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

River Bend 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 River Bend Volunteer Fire Department operate?

River Bend Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is River Bend Volunteer Fire Department?

River Bend Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pittsylvania County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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