Department profile

Volunteer

Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department

Sperryville, VA · Rappahannock County. Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Virginia average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
-18%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Sperryville 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 C
27 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
27 personnel · 1 station

Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sperryville, VA (Rappahannock County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,304 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,304 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #333 of 414
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Rappahannock County

Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 15702 · Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,304
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Au Sable Forks Vo…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Sperryville, VA
FDID
15702

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #333 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,304 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 18% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Rappahannock County HIFLD mix around Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department

Rappahannock County: 6 departments, 154 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 83% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Chester Gap Volunteer Fire Department
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Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Department
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Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Washington · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department, NY 27 City of Collins Fire Department, MS 27 North Hudson Volunteer Fire Department, NY 27 Parkland Fire Department, WI 27 Superior Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Long Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TN 27 Alamo West Fire Rescue, NM 27 Leetonia Fire Department, OH 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,304 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #333 of 414 by personnel.

Does Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department?

Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rappahannock 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.

Related guides

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