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Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue

New Market, VA · Shenandoah County. Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Virginia average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
-3%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$5,095,553
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Shenandoah County Department of 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 B
32 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 A
$159,236 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving New Market, VA (Shenandoah 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 #9,324 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,095,553.

  • National personnel rank #9,324 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #265 of 414
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Shenandoah County

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 17123 · Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue, VA 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,324
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Holmes Township V…
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Holmes Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
New Market, VA
FDID
17123

FEMA Grant History

$5.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2024)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00580 $3,444,108.93
2024 EMW-2024-FG-02002 $996,363.63
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0283 $463,200
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0942 $191,880

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #265 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,324 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 3% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster fringe

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue is 9.4% of Shenandoah County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 342 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Holmes Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Holmes Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 32 Anmoore Volunteer Fire Department, WV 32 Ramey Volunteer Fire Company, PA 32 Alloway Township Fire Company, NJ 32 Boyceville Volunteer Fire Department, WI 32 Crestline Fire Department, OH 32 Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 32 Dillon Fire Department, MT 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue have?

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,324 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #265 of 414 by personnel.

Does Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue operate?

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue?

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Shenandoah County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $5,095,552.56 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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