WOODSTOCK FIRE DEPARTMENT INC

Name

WOODSTOCK FIRE DEPARTMENT INC

Legal name

Woodstock Fire Department Inc.

Website

https://woodstockfire12.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Woodstock Fire Department Inc. is a 100% volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit fire company providing free fire, rescue, hazardous-materials, and emergency response services to roughly 9,000 primary residents across a 44-square-mile area in Woodstock, Virginia, and county-wide through Shenandoah County automatic aid, funded by donations, fundraisers, and grants on a $140,000 annual budget.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer Fire and Emergency Response Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (922160)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Fire Prevention, Inspection & Code Enforcement (Life Safety) (BPAIAGAL), Wildfire Suppression & Incident Response (AFAMAEAE)

Keywords

• Volunteer firefighting services
• Emergency response services
• Fire suppression services
• Rescue and extrication
• Public fire safety education

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodstock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Approximately 2/3 of the annual budget of $140,000 is supplied by donations and fundraisers. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all contributions are tax-deductible and go directly to supporting emergency operations.
2. Fundraising Events: Revenue generated through fundraisers including seafood sales, dinners, raffles, BINGO at the Shenandoah County Fair, and frozen shrimp sales.
3. Grant Funding: Grant writers secure funding from outside agencies and government bodies to support operations, including vehicle exhaust removal systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Woodstock Fire Department is a 100% volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit emergency services organization that provides free fire suppression, rescue and extrication, hazardous materials response, motor vehicle crash response, wildland firefighting, and emergency medical assistance to the town of Woodstock and surrounding Shenandoah County communities. It also delivers public fire safety education and certified firefighter training programs, supported by a fleet of six emergency apparatus and a historic fire station.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Services Free volunteer emergency response covering structure fires, wildland fires, hazardous material spills, motor vehicle crashes, industrial and farm accidents, natural disasters, extrication/rescues, EMS assists, and public services for Woodstock and surrounding communities. Averages 550 incidents per year with about $7 million in property saved annually.
• Public Fire Safety Education Programs Public fire safety education including an annual Fire Safety Open House during Fire Prevention Week in October, community event participation, and age-appropriate fire safety classes delivered to local schools, pre-schools, nursing homes, and civic groups, reaching thousands of residents each year.
• Certified Firefighter Training Services Comprehensive firefighter training including state and federally certified courses (Firefighter I requires over 150 hours), weekly Thursday evening training sessions, monthly additional training opportunities, and a driver training program requiring 5-20 additional hours plus 12 hours of annual refresher training. Members complete over 2,000 hours of training per year.
• Fundraising and Community Support Programs Community-supported fundraising programs including seafood sales, community dinners, raffles, BINGO at the Shenandoah County Fair, frozen shrimp sales, online PayPal donations, mail-in contributions, matching gift programs, and planned giving/bequests. Approximately two-thirds of the $140,000 annual budget is supplied through these activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Responds to approximately 550 incidents annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Shenandoah CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe department operates within Shenandoah County's coordinated emergency response system. Through automatic aid agreements with the county's fire and rescue agencies, WFD regularly responds throughout the county providing professional services to its 46,000 residents. The county provides training standards and partners with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs for certification courses offered free of charge to firefighters.

Scale indicators8 records

Broad incumbents

• Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue: Regional fire and EMS provider in Oregon, significantly larger than WFD but operating a comparable combination of volunteer and paid personnel, supplemental donation funding, and similar apparatus-based emergency response model. Useful benchmark for how community-funded VFDs scale.
• Fairfax County Fire and Rescue: Large professional fire and EMS department in Northern Virginia. Much larger and fully career-staffed, but serves as the regional incumbent for fire protection in the same Virginia market and provides a benchmark for service standards.
• Loudoun County Fire and Rescue: Career and volunteer combination fire and rescue department in Northern Virginia. Comparable geographic market, with both career and volunteer components providing a useful comparison for hybrid staffing models.

Others

• American Red Cross: Large 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing emergency relief and disaster response services. While mission scope differs, both organizations operate as federally tax-exempt nonprofits relying on donations, volunteer labor, and community partnerships to deliver emergency services.

Direct peers

• Damascus Volunteer Fire Department: Long-standing volunteer fire department in Damascus, Maryland, operating a comparable community-supported model with donations, fundraisers, and a mix of fire/rescue apparatus. Closely analogous small-town nonprofit VFD structure serving a similarly sized community.
• Poolesville Volunteer Fire Department: Volunteer fire department in Poolesville, Maryland. Operates a similar small-town community-funded VFD model with comparable apparatus mix and emergency response scope.
• Sykesville Volunteer Fire Department: Volunteer fire department serving Sykesville, Maryland with a similar small-town volunteer model, donation-based funding, and mix of fire suppression and rescue services. Comparable scale and operating structure to WFD.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WFD12
• Instagraminstagram.com/woodfire12
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/woodstock-fire-department-inc

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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