Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station

Saint Albans, WV · Kanawha County. Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the West Virginia average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+9%
vs. West Virginia average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station

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 F
12.5 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
25 personnel · 2 stations

Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Saint Albans, WV (Kanawha County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,927 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,927 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #239 of 359
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Kanawha County

Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 20324 · Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station, WV 25 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,927
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Community Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Community Volunteer Fire Department, SC (+ 0 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 WV department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Saint Albans, WV
FDID
20324

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #239 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,927 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station is 2.6% of Kanawha County roster mass

The county lists 39 departments totaling 957 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Community Volunteer Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Belle Volunteer Fire Department
Belle · volunteer
Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department
Cedar Grove · volunteer
Charleston Fire Department
Charleston · career
Clendenin Volunteer Fire Department
Clendenin · volunteer
Dunbar Fire Department
Dunbar · career
All WV departments →

Nationwide career peers near 25 personnel

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

Community Volunteer Fire Department, SC 25 Hayfield Fire Department, MN 25 Binford Fire Department, ND 25 Vernon Central Hose Company, PA 25 Florida State Hospital Fire Department, FL 25 San Marino Fire Department, CA 25 Satellite Beach Fire Department, FL 25 Middleburg Heights Fire Department, OH 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station have?

Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,927 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #239 of 359 by personnel.

Does Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station operate?

Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station?

Saint Albans Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Kanawha County, WV. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.