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Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department

Wellsburg, WV · Brooke County. Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the West Virginia average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+57%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station
$798,000
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
74/100
Wellsburg 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 B
36 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$22,167 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wellsburg, WV (Brooke County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,542 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $798,000.

  • National personnel rank #7,542 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #93 of 359
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Brooke County

Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 05110 · Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department, WV 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,542
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Benson
  • FEMA-MID $798K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Benson Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Wellsburg, WV
FDID
05110

FEMA Grant History

$798K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FV01087 $798,000

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #93 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,542 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 57% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Brooke County HIFLD mix around Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department

Brooke County: 10 departments, 281 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Benson Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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Follansbee Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Benson Fire Department, NC 36 City of Rincon Fire Department, GA 36 Seaville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, NJ 36 North Logan Fire Department, UT 36 Scribner Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 36 Ishpeming Township Fire Department, MI 36 Capps-Batavia Fire Department, AR 36 Denver Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department have?

Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,542 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #93 of 359 by personnel.

Does Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wellsburg Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $798,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.