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Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad

Vansant, VA · Buchanan County. Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department. 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.

Not reported
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service
F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad

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
No station count on file for this department
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
Volunteer department profile

Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Vansant, VA (Buchanan County). According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields.

  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Buchanan County

Dispatch plate

Sheet 02707 · Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad, VA personnel n/a

PERS-UNK · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-UNK Staff pending
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 2/5 fields

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.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Vansant, VA
FDID
02707

County roster geometry

Buchanan County HIFLD mix around Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad

Buchanan County: 11 departments, 138 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 73% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad have?

Personnel data for Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad is not available in the HIFLD database.

Does Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad operate?

Station count data for Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad?

Russell Prater Fire Department / Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Buchanan 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.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.