Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire

Stafford, VA · Stafford County. Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 32%
national personnel size
+12%
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
80/100
Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire

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
37 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
37 personnel · 1 station

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire is a Volunteer department serving Stafford, VA (Stafford County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,149 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,149 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #200 of 414
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Stafford County

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 17908 · Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire, VA 37 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,149
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gloversville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gloversville 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
Stafford, VA
FDID
17908

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #200 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,149 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 12% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Stafford County HIFLD mix around Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire

Stafford County: 11 departments, 168 personnel (6 volunteer / 1 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gloversville Fire Department, NY (+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 37 personnel

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

Gloversville Fire Department, NY 37 Brooklyn Division of Fire and Ambulance, OH 37 Neshanic Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 37 North Plainfield Fire Department, NJ 37 Farmington Fire Department, MN 37 Walhonding Valley Fire District, OH 37 Salter Path Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, NC 37 Oakfield Volunteer Fire Department, WI 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire have?

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,149 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #200 of 414 by personnel.

Does Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire provide EMS services?

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

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

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire operates 1 fire station.

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

Stafford County Fire and Rescue Department Fire is a Volunteer department serving Stafford 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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