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Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Scott Depot, WV · Putnam County. Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the West Virginia average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
+30%
vs. West Virginia average
2
stations
$3,529,435
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
57/100
Teays Valley 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 D
15 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 A
$117,648 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 2 stations

Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Scott Depot, WV (Putnam County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,783 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,529,435.

  • National personnel rank #10,783 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #172 of 359
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Putnam County

Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 40108 · Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,783
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wright Township V…
  • FEMA-MID $3.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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 WV department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Scott Depot, WV
FDID
40108

FEMA Grant History

$3.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2023)
8
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08949 $445,322.61
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08935 $289,163.09
2022 EMW-2022-FG-09447 $856,127.69
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00426 $197,042
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00407 $388,084.5
2016 EMW2015FO01743 $385,122
2015 EMW2014FH00257 $508,667
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0011 $459,906

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #172 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,783 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 30% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Putnam County HIFLD mix around Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Putnam County: 10 departments, 197 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 30 Cotile Volunteer Fire Department, LA 30 Fairmount Township Volunteer Fire and Ambulance, PA 30 Ashland Fire and Rescue, NH 30 Lena Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Cornerville Fire Station, AR 30 Star City Fire Station, AR 30 Wessington Springs Fire Department, SD 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department have?

Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,783 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #172 of 359 by personnel.

Does Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department?

Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Putnam County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department has received 8 FEMA grants totaling $3,529,434.89 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2023 (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 West Virginia?

West Virginia has 511 fire departments with 11,756 total personnel. 70% are volunteer departments.

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