Department profile

Volunteer

Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department

Whitewood, VA · Buchanan County. Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Virginia average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
-33%
vs. 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Whitewood 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Whitewood, VA (Buchanan County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,078 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,078 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #375 of 414
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Buchanan County

Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 02703 · Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department, VA 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,078
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Plantersville Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Plantersville Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+ 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 VA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Whitewood, VA
FDID
02703

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #375 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,078 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 33% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster geometry

Buchanan County HIFLD mix around Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department

Buchanan County: 11 departments, 138 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 1 combination); EMS flag on 73% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Plantersville Volunteer Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

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Grundy Volunteer Fire Department
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Harman Volunteer Fire Department
Grundy · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Plantersville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 22 Clement Township Fire Department, MI 22 Sylvania Fire Department, AL 22 Pine Ridge Fire Protection, AL 22 Baileyton Volunteer Fire Department, AL 22 Perrinton Fire Department, MI 22 Midway Fire and Rescue Department, NC 22 Adams Rural Fire Department, NE 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department have?

Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,078 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #375 of 414 by personnel.

Does Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Whitewood 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 Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department?

Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Buchanan County, VA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

Virginia has 766 fire departments with 25,415 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.