Department profile

Volunteer

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department

Rivesville, WV · Marion County. Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the West Virginia average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+65%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Rivesville 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 A
38 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
38 personnel · 1 station

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rivesville, WV (Marion County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,843 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,843 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #80 of 359
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Marion County

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 24111 · Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,843
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Trail City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Trail City Fire Department, SD (+ 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
Rivesville, WV
FDID
24111

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #80 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,843 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department is 8.7% of Marion County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 437 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Trail City Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Barrackville Volunteer Fire Department
Barrackville · volunteer
Baxter Volunteer Fire Department
Baxter · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Trail City Fire Department, SD 38 Belmont Fire Department, SC 38 Norwell Fire Department, MA 38 Whitehall Division of Fire, OH 38 Redwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 38 Fayette Fire Department, OH 38 Lafitte-Barataria-Crown Point Fire Department, LA 38 Berlin Township Fire Department, OH 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,843 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #80 of 359 by personnel.

Does Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Rivesville 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 Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department?

Rivesville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marion 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.