Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue

Suffolk, VA · Suffolk City County. Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 253 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.

253
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+667%
vs. Virginia average
8
stations

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
71/100
Suffolk 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
31.6 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
253 personnel · 8 stations

Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Suffolk, VA (Suffolk City County), with 8 stations and 253 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #153 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #153 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #11 of 414
  • 3.16 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Suffolk City County

Suffolk 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

253 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 80000 · Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue, VA 253 personnel · 8 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 253
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #153
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Springfield
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Springfield Fire Department, MA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Suffolk, VA
FDID
80000

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #11 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #153 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 667% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue carries 65.9% of Suffolk City County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (384 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.16 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 253 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Springfield 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 career peers near 253 personnel

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

Springfield Fire Department, MA 253 Centereach Fire Department, NY 255 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Company, DE 251 Garland Fire Department, TX 251 Paterson Fire Department, NJ 256 Kahului Fire Station, HI 249 Pembroke Pines Fire and Rescue, FL 257 Boise City Fire Department, ID 257

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue have?

Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue has 253 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 667% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #153 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #11 of 414 by personnel.

Does Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

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

Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue?

Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Suffolk City County, VA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.