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Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Webster Springs, WV · Webster County. Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the West Virginia average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+96%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$765,339
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
75/100
Webster Springs 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 A
45 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 C
$17,008 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 1 station

Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Webster Springs, WV (Webster County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,063 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $765,339.

  • National personnel rank #5,063 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #45 of 359
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Webster County

Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 51102 · Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department, WV 45 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,063
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Troupsburg Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $765K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Troupsburg Volunteer Fire Hall, NY (+ 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
Webster Springs, WV
FDID
51102

FEMA Grant History

$765K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-07777 $765,339.04

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #45 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,063 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 96% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster weight

Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department carries 35.7% of Webster County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (126 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 80% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Troupsburg Volunteer Fire Hall, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cowen Volunteer Fire Department
Cowen · volunteer
Erbacon Volunteer Fire Department
Erbacon · volunteer
Hacker Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Hacker Valley · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Troupsburg Volunteer Fire Hall, NY 45 Bedford Fire Department, VA 45 Boardman Township Fire Department, OH 45 Landisburg Volunteer Fire Company, PA 45 Ickesburg Fire Company Incorporated, PA 45 Schell-Vista Fire Protection District, CA 45 Village of Plover Fire Department, WI 45 Santa Fe County Volunteer Fire - Galisteo District, NM 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 96% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,063 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #45 of 359 by personnel.

Does Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $765,339.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.