Department profile

Volunteer

White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department

White Sulphur Springs, WV · Greenbrier County. White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the West Virginia average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+109%
vs. West Virginia average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
White Sulphur 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
48 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
48 personnel · 1 station

White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving White Sulphur Springs, WV (Greenbrier County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,372 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,372 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #33 of 359
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Greenbrier County

White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 13130 · White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department, WV 48 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Nogales
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Nogales Fire Department, AZ (+ 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
White Sulphur Springs, WV
FDID
13130

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #33 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,372 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 109% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Greenbrier County HIFLD mix around White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department

Greenbrier County: 15 departments, 273 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 7% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Nogales Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

City of Nogales Fire Department, AZ 48 East Meredith Volunteer Fire Department, NY 48 Miles City Fire Rescue, MT 48 Pleasant Township Fire Department, OH 48 Moorefield Township Fire Department, OH 48 Flanders Fire and Rescue, NJ 48 Parsippany Troy Hills Fire Department, NJ 48 Brosville Community Volunteer Fire Department, VA 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department have?

White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 109% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,372 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #33 of 359 by personnel.

Does White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

White Sulphur Springs 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 White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department operate?

White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in West Virginia?

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

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