Department profile

Volunteer

Winfield Volunteer Fire Department

Winfield, WV · Putnam County. Winfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Winfield Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the West Virginia average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. West Virginia average
2
stations
$1,221,845
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Winfield 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 F
13.5 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 A
$45,254 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 2 stations

Winfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Winfield, WV (Putnam County), with 2 stations and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,358 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,221,845.

  • National personnel rank #12,358 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #208 of 359
  • 7.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Putnam County

Winfield Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 40109 · Winfield Volunteer Fire Department, WV 27 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,358
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Department of Pub…
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Department of Public Safety - Bridgewater Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, NH (+ 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
Winfield, WV
FDID
40109

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-10435 $488,985.57
2020 EMW-2020-FG-17662 $292,997
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00421 $439,862

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

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Winfield Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #208 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,358 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Putnam County HIFLD mix around Winfield Volunteer Fire Department

Putnam County: 10 departments, 197 personnel (7 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Department of Public Safety - Bridgewater Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, NH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Department of Public Safety - Bridgewater Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, NH 27 Needham Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN 27 Town of Elida Fire and Rescue Department, NM 27 Millbrae Fire Department, CA 27 Briggsville Volunteer Fire Company, WI 27 Neshkoro Area Fire Protection District, WI 27 Escalon Consolidated Fire Protection District, CA 27 Neffs Volunteer Fire Company, PA 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winfield Volunteer Fire Department have?

Winfield Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,358 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #208 of 359 by personnel.

Does Winfield Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Winfield 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 Winfield Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Winfield Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Winfield Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Winfield Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Winfield Volunteer Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,221,844.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.