Department profile

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Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department

Roderfield, WV · Mcdowell County. Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 26%
national personnel size
+78%
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
84/100
Roderfield 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
41 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
41 personnel · 1 station

Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Roderfield, WV (Mcdowell County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,777 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,777 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #61 of 359
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Mcdowell County

Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 27111 · Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department, WV 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,777
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morrisville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Morrisville Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Roderfield, WV
FDID
27111

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #61 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,777 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 78% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Mcdowell County HIFLD mix around Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department

Mcdowell County: 17 departments, 301 personnel (12 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 47% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Morrisville Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Morrisville Fire Department, NY 41 Centerville Fire Department, OH 41 Ridge-Culver Fire Department, NY 41 Scott Volunteer Fire Department, LA 41 Middlefield Fire Department, OH 41 Rush Springs Fire Department, OK 41 Elroy Area Fire Department, WI 41 Georgetown Lake Volunteer Fire Company, MT 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department have?

Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 78% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,777 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #61 of 359 by personnel.

Does Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department?

Roderfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mcdowell 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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