Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue

Snowshoe, WV · Pocahontas County. Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the West Virginia average.

32nd pct.
national personnel size
+0%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue

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 C
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Snowshoe, WV (Pocahontas County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,315 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,315 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #262 of 359
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Pocahontas County

Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 68% higher than 32% 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 38104 · Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue, WV 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,315
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Hebron Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Hebron Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Snowshoe, WV
FDID
38104

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #262 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,315 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Pocahontas County HIFLD mix around Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue

Pocahontas County: 7 departments, 136 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 71% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Hebron Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cass Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Cass · volunteer
Frost Volunteer Fire Department
Marlinton · other
Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department
Hillsboro · volunteer
Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department
Marlinton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

New Hebron Volunteer Fire Department, MS 23 Morriston - Montbrook Volunteer Fire Department, FL 23 Thornton Rural Fire Protection District, CA 23 Dacusville Fire Department, SC 23 Blanding Fire Department, UT 23 City of Pickens Fire Department, SC 23 Newberry County Rural Fire Control, SC 23 Murry Spur Volunteer Fire Department, OK 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue have?

Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,315 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #262 of 359 by personnel.

Does Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue operate?

Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue?

Shavers Fork Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Pocahontas 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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