Virginia Beach Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Virginia Beach Fire Department

Virginia Beach Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) 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 503 total personnel, 19 stations, 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. Virginia Beach Fire Department runs 1424% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. 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.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.