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Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department

Tunnelton, WV · Preston County. Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the West Virginia average.

14th pct.
national personnel size
-26%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$85,680
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
24/100
Tunnelton 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
17 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
$5,040 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tunnelton, WV (Preston County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,368 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $85,680.

  • National personnel rank #19,368 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #329 of 359
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Preston County

Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 39111 · Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department, WV 17 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,368
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Innis Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $86K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Innis Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Tunnelton, WV
FDID
39111

FEMA Grant History

$86K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01459 $85,680

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #329 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,368 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 26% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster fringe

Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department is 4.3% of Preston County roster mass

The county lists 12 departments totaling 398 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Innis Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albright Volunteer Fire Department
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Aurora Volunteer Fire Department
Aurora · volunteer
Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department
Kingwood · volunteer
Reedsville Volunteer Fire Department
Reedsville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Innis Volunteer Fire Department, LA 17 Bokoshe Fire Department, OK 17 Dennison Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 17 Cayucos Fire Protection District, CA 17 Rice Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 17 Santa Margarita Volunteer Fire Department, CA 17 Glenburn Rural Fire Protection District, ND 17 Strawberry Volunteer Fire Department, AR 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% below the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,368 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #329 of 359 by personnel.

Does Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tunnelton Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $85,680 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in West Virginia?

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

Related guides

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