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Salem Volunteer Fire Department

Salem, WV · Harrison County. Salem Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 48%
national personnel size
+30%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$200,537
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
49/100
Salem 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
30 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 D
$6,685 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Salem Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Salem, WV (Harrison County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,683 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $200,537.

  • National personnel rank #10,683 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #169 of 359
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Harrison County

Salem Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 17109 · Salem Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,683
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Centerton Fire Co…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $201K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Centerton Fire Company, NJ (+ 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
Salem, WV
FDID
17109

FEMA Grant History

$201K
Cumulative funding (FY2006)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2006 EMW-2006-FG-0141 $200,537

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Salem Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #169 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,683 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 30% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Salem Volunteer Fire Department is 6.7% of Harrison County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 451 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 89% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Centerton Fire Company, NJ (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Centerton Fire Company, NJ 30 Liberty Township Fire Department, OH 30 Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30 Logan Volunteer Fire Company of Pedricktown, NJ 30 Mannington Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30 Pennsville Fire and Rescue 1, NJ 30 Westover Area Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 Penfield Volunteer Fire Department, PA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Salem Volunteer Fire Department have?

Salem Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,683 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #169 of 359 by personnel.

Does Salem Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Salem Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Salem Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Salem Volunteer Fire Department?

Salem Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Harrison County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Salem Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Salem Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $200,537 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2006.

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.