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Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117

Fairdale, WV · Raleigh County. Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the West Virginia average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+52%
vs. West 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
77/100
Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117

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
35 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
35 personnel · 1 station

Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 is a Volunteer department serving Fairdale, WV (Raleigh County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,164 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,164 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #107 of 359
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Raleigh County

Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 41112 · Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117, WV 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,164
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sparta Rural
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sparta Rural Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Fairdale, WV
FDID
41112

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #107 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,164 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 52% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Raleigh County HIFLD mix around Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117

Raleigh County: 18 departments, 297 personnel (9 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 72% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sparta Rural Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Sparta Rural Fire Department, WI 35 Yorkville Volunteer Fire Department, OH 35 Trafalgar Volunteer Fire Department, IN 35 Canaan Fire Department, NH 35 Best Luther Volunteer Fire Company, NY 35 Hoosic Valley Volunteer Fire Company, NY 35 North Hoosick Fire Department, NY 35 Trucksville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 have?

Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,164 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #107 of 359 by personnel.

Does Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 provide EMS services?

Yes, Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 operate?

Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117?

Trap Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated 14117 is a Volunteer department serving Raleigh County, WV. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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