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Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad

Tazewell, VA · Tazewell County. Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Virginia average.

Top 31%
national personnel size
+15%
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
81/100
Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad

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
38 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
38 personnel · 1 station

Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Tazewell, VA (Tazewell County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,885 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,885 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #191 of 414
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Tazewell County

Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 31% higher than 69% 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 18516 · Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, VA 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Euclid
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Euclid Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Tazewell, VA
FDID
18516

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #191 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,885 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 15% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Tazewell County HIFLD mix around Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad

Tazewell County: 19 departments, 360 personnel (16 volunteer / 1 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 47% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Euclid Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bandy Volunteer Fire Department
Bandy · volunteer
Baptist Valley Volunteer Fire Department
North Tazewell · volunteer
Bluefield Virginia Fire Department
Bluefield · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

South Euclid Fire Department, OH 38 Stratford Fire Department, NY 38 Brecksville Fire Department, OH 38 Mount Pleasant-Yorktown Fire Department, IN 38 Lexington Volunteer Fire Department, NE 38 Union City Fire Department, OH 38 Mendota Heights Fire Department, MN 38 Tyngsboro Fire Department, MA 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad have?

Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,885 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #191 of 414 by personnel.

Does Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad operate?

Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad?

Thompson Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Tazewell 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.