Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department

Roanoke, VA · Roanoke City County. Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department, 13 stations and 305 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.

305
Total personnel
13
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+824%
vs. Virginia average
13
stations
$2,197,887
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
Roanoke Fire and Rescue 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
23.5 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
305 personnel · 13 stations

Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Roanoke, VA (Roanoke City County), with 13 stations and 305 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #113 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,197,887.

  • National personnel rank #113 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #9 of 414
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Roanoke City County

Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

305 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 77000 · Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department, VA 305 personnel · 13 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 305
  • STA-MULTI 13 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #113
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Volunteer Hose Co…
  • FEMA-MID $2.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, DE ( -1 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Roanoke, VA
FDID
77000

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01701 $1,197,887.23
2017 EMW2016FO02682 $1,000,000

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #9 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #113 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 824% above the state average
Stations
13
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department carries 100.0% of Roanoke City County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (305 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (13 stations / 305 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, DE (-1 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 305 personnel

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

Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, DE 304 Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company, DE 303 Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Upper Darby Fire Company, PA 308 Fayetteville Fire Department, NC 302 Arlington Texas Fire Department, TX 301 Des Moines Fire and Rescue Department, IA 310 Clayton County Fire and Emergency Services, GA 300 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - San Diego Unit, CA 312

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department have?

Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department has 305 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 824% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #113 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #9 of 414 by personnel.

Does Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department operates 13 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department?

Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Roanoke City County, VA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Roanoke Fire and Rescue Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $2,197,887.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.