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Worthington Volunteer Fire Department

Worthington, WV · Marion County. Worthington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 21%
national personnel size
+100%
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
Worthington 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
46 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
46 personnel · 1 station

Worthington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Worthington, WV (Marion County), with 1 station and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,706 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,706 of 22,440
  • WV personnel rank #39 of 359
  • 2.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Marion County

Worthington Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 24114 · Worthington Volunteer Fire Department, WV 46 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,706
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oakland
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oakland Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Worthington, WV
FDID
24114

Staffing vs the West Virginia average

How Worthington Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in West Virginia. In-state it ranks #39 of 359 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,706 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
55
WV departments
511

County roster geometry

Marion County HIFLD mix around Worthington Volunteer Fire Department

Marion County: 18 departments, 437 personnel (12 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 61% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oakland Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Barrackville Volunteer Fire Department
Barrackville · volunteer
Baxter Volunteer Fire Department
Baxter · volunteer
All WV departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Oakland Fire Department, TN 46 Plaquemine Fire Department - Central Station, LA 46 Napoleon Rural Fire Protection District, ND 46 Pembroke Fire Department, MA 46 Plain Township Fire Department, OH 46 Monroe Fire Department, WI 46 Morning Star Fire Department, AR 46 Kachemak Emergency Services, AK 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Worthington Volunteer Fire Department have?

Worthington Volunteer Fire Department has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the West Virginia average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,706 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WV, it ranks #39 of 359 by personnel.

Does Worthington Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Worthington Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Worthington Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Worthington Volunteer Fire Department?

Worthington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marion 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.

Related guides

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