Department profile

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Tasley Volunteer Fire Company

Tasley, VA · Accomack County. Tasley Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tasley Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Virginia average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+52%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$135,600
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
53/100
Tasley Volunteer Fire Company

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
50 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 F
$2,712 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Tasley Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Tasley, VA (Accomack County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,072 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $135,600.

  • National personnel rank #4,072 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #116 of 414
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Accomack County

Tasley Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 00108 · Tasley Volunteer Fire Company, VA 50 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,072
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Coos Bay Fire Dep…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $136K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Coos Bay Fire Department - Central, OR (+ 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
Tasley, VA
FDID
00108

FEMA Grant History

$136K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00996 $135,600

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Tasley Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #116 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,072 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 52% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster fringe

Tasley Volunteer Fire Company is 8.4% of Accomack County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 593 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Coos Bay Fire Department - Central, OR (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Coos Bay Fire Department - Central, OR 50 Augusta Department of Safety, KS 50 Braidwood Volunteer Fire Department, IL 50 City of Shelbyville Fire Department, KY 50 Coal Valley Fire Protection District, IL 50 Crestwood Fire Department, IL 50 Dsm Industrial Products Fire and Rescue Brigade, NJ 50 Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station, TX 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tasley Volunteer Fire Company have?

Tasley Volunteer Fire Company has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,072 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #116 of 414 by personnel.

Does Tasley Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Tasley Volunteer Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Tasley Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Tasley Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tasley Volunteer Fire Company?

Tasley Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Accomack County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Tasley Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Tasley Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $135,600 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.