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Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department

Woolwine, VA · Patrick County. Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Virginia average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
-9%
vs. Virginia average
1
station
$408,000
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
61/100
Woolwine 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
30 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 C
$13,600 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Woolwine, VA (Patrick County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,893 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $408,000.

  • National personnel rank #10,893 of 22,440
  • VA personnel rank #303 of 414
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Patrick County

Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 14108 · Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department, VA 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,893
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hustisford Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $408K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hustisford Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Woolwine, VA
FDID
14108

FEMA Grant History

$408K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07758 $408,000

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

Staffing vs the Virginia average

How Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Virginia. In-state it ranks #303 of 414 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,893 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
86
VA departments
766

County roster fringe

Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department is 8.3% of Patrick County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 361 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 36% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hustisford Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Meadows of Dan Volunteer Fire Department
Meadows Of Dan · volunteer
Patrick Spring Volunteer Fire Department
Patrick Springs · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Hustisford Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Rhinecliff Fire Department, NY 30 Hartford Fire Department, VT 30 Wolf Coal Volunteer Fire Department, KY 30 Macedonia/Dorcheat Fire, AR 30 Long Valley Fire Company, NJ 30 West Weathersfield Volunteer Fire Department, VT 30 Windsor Fire and Ambulance Service, VT 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department have?

Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Virginia average of 33 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,893 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VA, it ranks #303 of 414 by personnel.

Does Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Woolwine 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 Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Woolwine Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $408,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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