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Williamsburg Fire Department

Williamsburg, VA · Williamsburg City County. Williamsburg Fire Department is a Combination department, 1 station and 67 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.

67
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Williamsburg Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Virginia average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+103%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$706,068
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
72/100
Williamsburg 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
67 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
$10,538 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
67 personnel · 1 station

Williamsburg Fire Department is a Combination department serving Williamsburg, VA (Williamsburg City County), with 1 station and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,116 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $706,068.

  • National personnel rank #2,116 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #58 of 414
  • 1.49 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Williamsburg City County

Williamsburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 83000 · Williamsburg Fire Department, VA 67 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-COMB · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-COMB Combination
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,116
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Warren
  • FEMA-MID $706K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Warren Fire Department, OH (+ 0 personnel)

Combination-staffed 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
COMBINATION
Location
Williamsburg, VA
FDID
83000

FEMA Grant History

$706K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00735 $706,068

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Williamsburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #58 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,116 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 103% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster weight

Williamsburg Fire Department carries 100.0% of Williamsburg City County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (67 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.49 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 67 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Warren Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nationwide combination-staffed peers near 67 personnel

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

Warren Fire Department, OH 67 Chestnut Ridge Community Volunteer Fire Department, PA 67 Alliance Fire Department, NE 67 Perry Volunteer Fire Department, NY 67 Telluride Fire Protection District, CO 68 Franktown Fire Protection District, CO 68 North Washington Fire Protection District, CO 68 Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District, CO 69

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Williamsburg Fire Department have?

Williamsburg Fire Department has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 103% above the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,116 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #58 of 414 by personnel.

Does Williamsburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Williamsburg Fire Department operate?

Williamsburg Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Williamsburg Fire Department?

Williamsburg Fire Department is a Combination department serving Williamsburg City County, VA. Combination departments use both paid career and volunteer firefighters.

Has Williamsburg Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Williamsburg Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $706,068 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Virginia?

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

Related guides

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