Department profile

Volunteer

Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department

Smithfield, VA · Isle Of Wight County. Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 55 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

55
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Virginia average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+67%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Rushmere 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
55 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
55 personnel · 1 station

Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Smithfield, VA (Isle Of Wight County), with 1 station and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,247 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,247 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #98 of 414
  • 1.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Isle Of Wight County

Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 09305 · Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,247
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wake-New Hope Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wake-New Hope Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+ 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
Smithfield, VA
FDID
09305

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #98 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,247 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Isle Of Wight County HIFLD mix around Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department

Isle Of Wight County: 6 departments, 281 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wake-New Hope Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department
Carrollton · volunteer
Carrsville Volunteer Fire Department
Carrsville · volunteer
Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department
Smithfield · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Wake-New Hope Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 55 Georgetown Fire Department, MA 55 Milford Township Fire Department, PA 55 Ottsville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 55 Sherburne Fire Department, NY 55 Secretary Volunteer Fire Company, MD 55 William Penn Fire Company, PA 55 Beekmantown Volunteer Fire Department, NY 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department have?

Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,247 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #98 of 414 by personnel.

Does Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Rushmere 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 Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department?

Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Isle Of Wight 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.