Virginia Beach Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Virginia Beach Fire Department

Virginia Beach Fire Department operates as a fire department in Virginia Beach, within Virginia Beach City County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Virginia has 766 registered fire departments and 25,415 total personnel, averaging roughly 33 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 43,900 fires, 86 fire deaths, and 67% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Virginia Beach Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $2,232,850.94 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.