Department profile

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Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue

Edinburg, VA · Shenandoah County. Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Virginia average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+67%
vs. 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
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 A
55 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
55 personnel · 1 station

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Edinburg, VA (Shenandoah County), with 1 station and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,256 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,256 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #99 of 414
  • 1.82 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

55 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 17115 · Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue, VA 55 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,256
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lexington
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lexington Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Edinburg, VA
FDID
17115

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 #99 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,256 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 67% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Shenandoah County HIFLD mix around Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue

Shenandoah County: 10 departments, 342 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 2 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lexington Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Lexington Fire Department, MA 55 Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY 55 Queen Annes County Fire Department / Church Hill Volunteer Fire Department, MD 55 Eudora Fire Department, MS 55 Stow Fire Department, MA 55 Caroga Lake Fire Department, NY 55 Port Henry Fire Department, NY 55 Twin District Volunteer Fire Company, NY 55

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 67% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,256 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #99 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.

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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