Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department

Sophia, WV · Raleigh County. Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station. 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.

Not reported
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service
F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
Sophia Area 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
No station count on file for this department
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
Volunteer department profile

Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sophia, WV (Raleigh County), with 1 station. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields.

  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Raleigh County

Dispatch plate

Sheet 41111 · Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department, WV personnel n/a · 1 station

PERS-UNK · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-UNK Staff pending
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

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.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Sophia, WV
FDID
41111

County roster geometry

Raleigh County HIFLD mix around Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department

Raleigh County: 18 departments, 297 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 72% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department have?

Personnel data for Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

Does Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department?

Sophia Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Raleigh 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.