Department profile

Volunteer

Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department

Saint Marys, WV · Pleasants County. Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 41%
national personnel size
+39%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Saint Marys 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 B
32 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
32 personnel · 1 station

Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Saint Marys, WV (Pleasants County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,308 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,308 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #136 of 359
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 1 other listed department in Pleasants County

Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 37102 · Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department, WV 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,308
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rothschild
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rothschild Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Saint Marys, WV
FDID
37102

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #136 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,308 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 39% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster weight

Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department carries 48.5% of Pleasants County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (66 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rothschild Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Belmont Volunteer Fire Department
Belmont · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Rothschild Fire Department, WI 32 Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department, TN 32 Barona Fire Protection District, CA 32 Maine Township Fire Department, WI 32 Stamps Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 Freeman Volunteer Fire Department, SD 32 Toomsuba Volunteer Fire Department, MS 32 Township of Two Creeks Fire Department, WI 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department have?

Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 39% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,308 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #136 of 359 by personnel.

Does Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Saint Marys 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 Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department?

Saint Marys Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pleasants 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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