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Allegheny County, PA 167 departments

Name: Allegheny, PA Fire Department Data
Creator: PlainFireData
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Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for Allegheny County, part of Pennsylvania.

Compiled by PlainFireData Editorial, Fire Department Intelligence Editorial Team · June 2, 2026

167

Departments

5,020

Total Personnel

133

EMS Departments

124

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

124

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in Allegheny County

All fire departments in Allegheny County, PA with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
Adams Area Fire District Valencia · EMS	volunteer	15	1
Aleppo Township Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated Sewickley · EMS	other	-	-
Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department Aspinwall	volunteer	40	2
Avalon Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh	volunteer	71	1
Bauerstown Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	51	1
Becks Run Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	27	1
Ben Avon Volunteer Fire Company Ben Avon · EMS	volunteer	20	1
Berkeley Hills Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	56	1
Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company - Brightwood Station Bethel Park · EMS	volunteer	75	3
Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company - Clifton Station Bethel Park · EMS	other	-	-
Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department Sewickley · EMS	volunteer	36	1
Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company Elizabeth · EMS	volunteer	51	1
Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	42	2
Borough of Oakmont Volunteer Fire Department Oakmont · EMS	other	-	-
Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department Bridgeville · EMS	other	-	-
Braddock Hills Welfare and Fire Association Pittsburgh	other	-	-
Braddock Volunteer Fire Department 2 Braddock	volunteer	16	1
Bradford Woods Volunteer Fire Company Bradfordwoods	other	-	-
Brentwood Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	45	1
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department Bridgeville · EMS	volunteer	30	1
Broughton Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh	volunteer	65	1
Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Company Buena Vista · EMS	other	-	-
Bunola Volunteer Fire Company Bunola	volunteer	36	1
Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Carnegie · EMS	volunteer	37	1
Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Company Castle Shannon	volunteer	65	1
Central Volunteer Fire Department Elizabeth	volunteer	33	1
Chalfant Volunteer Fire Company East Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh	volunteer	44	1
Cheswick Volunteer Fire Company Cheswick · EMS	other	-	-
Churchill Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh	volunteer	20	1
Citizens Hose Volunteer Fire Department 2 Natrona Heights · EMS	volunteer	58	1
Clairton Volunteer Fire Department Clairton · EMS	volunteer	61	1
Cochran Hose Volunteer Fire Department Sewickley	other	-	-
Coraopolis Volunteer Fire Department Coraopolis · EMS	volunteer	25	2
Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated Coulters	volunteer	60	1
Crafton Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	53	1
Crescent Township Volunteer Fire Department Crescent · EMS	volunteer	27	1
Crestas Terrace Volunteer Fire Department North Versailles · EMS	volunteer	35	1
Dixon Hollow Volunteer Fire Department North Versailles · EMS	other	-	-
Dormont Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh	other	-	-
Duquesne Annex Volunteer Fire Company West Mifflin	volunteer	37	1
Duquesne Volunteer Fire Department Duquesne · EMS	volunteer	31	1
East Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department Carnegie · EMS	other	-	-
East Pittsburgh Volunteer Fire Department East Pittsburgh	other	-	-
Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department Swissvale · EMS	volunteer	31	1
Edgeworth Volunteer Fire Department Edgeworth	volunteer	30	1
Elfinwild Volunteer Fire Company Glenshaw	other	-	-
Elizabeth Township Fire Department 1 Buena Vista · EMS	volunteer	55	1
Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company Elizabeth · EMS	volunteer	40	1
Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh	volunteer	38	1
Etna Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh	volunteer	48	1
Evergreen Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	35	1
Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire Department Fair Oaks · EMS	volunteer	22	2
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	41	1
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department Bridgeville · EMS	volunteer	39	1
Fawn Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 Tarentum · EMS	volunteer	20	1
Floreffe Volunteer Fire Company Jefferson Hills · EMS	volunteer	60	1
Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Department 243 Coraopolis	other	-	-
Forest Hills Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	25	1
Forward Township Volunteer Fire Company Elizabeth · EMS	volunteer	10	1
Fox Chapel Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
Frazer Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 Tarentum	volunteer	22	1
Frazer Township Volunteer Fire Department 2 Tarentum	volunteer	31	1
Gallatin-Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department Monongahela	volunteer	25	1
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company Jefferson Hills · EMS	volunteer	33	1
Green Tree Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh	volunteer	40	1
Green Valley Volunteer Fire Department North Versailles · EMS	other	-	-
Greenock Volunteer Fire Company Mckeesport · EMS	volunteer	45	1
Groveton Volunteer Fire Department Coraopolis · EMS	volunteer	35	1
Guyasuta Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
Hampton Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 Allison Park · EMS	volunteer	20	1
Harmar Township Volunteer Fire Company Cheswick · EMS	volunteer	16	1
Heidelberg Volunteer Fire Department Heidelberg · EMS	volunteer	13	1
Highland Hose Company Volunteer Fire Department Tarentum · EMS	other	-	-
Highland Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	33	1
Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	50	1
Homestead Volunteer Fire Department Homestead · EMS	volunteer	47	1
Imperial Volunteer Fire Department Station Imperial	other	-	-
Ingram Volunteer Fire Department Ingram · EMS	volunteer	35	3
Jefferson 885 Volunteer Fire Company Jefferson Hills · EMS	other	-	-
Keating Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	30	1
Kennedy Township Independent Volunteer Fire Company Mc Kees Rocks	volunteer	35	1
Kilbuck Township Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	15	1
Kirwan Heights Volunteer Fire Department / Kirwan Heights Emergency Medical Services Bridgeville · EMS	volunteer	55	1
Laurel Gardens Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	35	1
Leetsdale Fire Department Leetsdale · EMS	volunteer	20	1
Liberty Borough Volunteer Fire Department Mckeesport · EMS	volunteer	55	1
Library Volunteer Fire Company South Park · EMS	volunteer	32	1
Logans Ferry Heights Volunteer Fire Department New Kensington	volunteer	30	1
McKees Rocks Independent Volunteer Fire Department Mckees Rocks · EMS	volunteer	25	1
Middle Road Volunteer Fire Department Glenshaw	volunteer	34	1
Millvale Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	20	1
Monroeville Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Monroeville · EMS	other	-	-
Moon Run Volunteer Fire Department Mc Kees Rocks	volunteer	35	1
Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company Moon Township · EMS	volunteer	57	4
Mount Lebanon Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	60	1
Mount Oliver Hook and Ladder Company Mount Oliver	volunteer	45	-
Mount Troy Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
Munhall Volunteer Fire Department 1 Munhall	other	-	-
Munhall Volunteer Fire Department 4 Munhall · EMS	volunteer	35	1
Munhall Volunteer Fire Department 5 Munhall	volunteer	25	1
Neville Island General Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	28	1
North Fayette Township Volunteer Fire Department Oakdale · EMS	volunteer	60	2
North Hampton Volunteer Fire Department Gibsonia · EMS	other	-	-
Oak Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Mcdonald	volunteer	35	1
Oakdale Hose Company Oakdale · EMS	volunteer	100	1
Ohio Township Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	48	1
Option Independent Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
Parkview Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	40	1
Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	49	1
Penn Hill Volunteer Fire Department 1 Pittsburgh	other	-	-
Penn Hill Volunteer Fire Department 7 Penn Hills	volunteer	42	1
Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department 2 Verona · EMS	other	-	-
Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department 4 Verona	volunteer	25	1
Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department 5 Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	18	1
Perrysville Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
Pitcairn Hose Company No 1 Pitcairn · EMS	volunteer	60	2
Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
Pleasant Hills Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	83	1
Presto Volunteer Fire Department Presto · EMS	volunteer	50	1
Quaill District Firemens Association Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	33	1
Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company Mckeesport · EMS	volunteer	43	1
Rankin Volunteer Fire Department Rankin	volunteer	24	1
Rennerdale Volunteer Fire Department Carnegie · EMS	volunteer	29	1
Renton Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	18	1
Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department Gibsonia · EMS	other	-	-
Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department Gibsonia · EMS	volunteer	60	2
Rural Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Cheswick	other	-	-
Seville Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh	volunteer	24	1
Shaler Villa Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh	volunteer	60	1
Sharps Hill Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh	volunteer	31	1
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	25	1
South Baldwin Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	54	1
South Fayette Volunteer Fire Department Cuddy	volunteer	35	1
Spring Garden Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	30	1
Springdale Township Volunteer Fire Department Harwick	volunteer	70	1
Springdale Volunteer Fire Department Springdale · EMS	volunteer	42	1
Stowe Township Volunteer Fire Department Mckees Rocks	other	-	-
Stowe Township Volunteer Fire Department Mckees Rocks	volunteer	50	1
Stowe Township Volunteer Fire Department Mckees Rocks	volunteer	90	3
Sturgeon Volunteer Fire Department Sturgeon · EMS	volunteer	35	1
Summit Hose Volunteer Fire Company Tarentum	volunteer	69	1
Sunset Central Volunteer Fire Department North Versailles · EMS	other	-	-
Swissvale Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
Turtle Creek Volunteer Fire Department 1 Turtle Creek · EMS	volunteer	29	1
Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	other	-	-
United Volunteer Fire and Rescue East Mckeesport · EMS	volunteer	35	2
Unity Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh	volunteer	45	1
Upper Saint Clair Volunteer Fire Department Upper St Clair · EMS	volunteer	56	2
US Steel Mon Valley Works Fire and Rescue Department West Mifflin · EMS	other	-	-
Verona Volunteer Fire Company Verona · EMS	volunteer	16	1
Versailles Volunteer Fire Company Mckeesport · EMS	volunteer	48	1
Victory Volunteer Fire Company Elizabeth · EMS	other	-	-
West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 Tarentum	volunteer	42	1
West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Department 2 Cheswick	other	-	-
West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Department 3 Gibsonia	volunteer	68	1
West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company West Elizabeth	volunteer	70	1
West Homestead Volunteer Fire Department West Homestead	volunteer	32	1
West Wilmerding Volunteer Fire Department North Versailles · EMS	other	-	-
Wexford Volunteer Fire Company Wexford	volunteer	50	3
Whitaker Volunteer Fire Department Whitaker	other	-	-
Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Pittsburgh · EMS	volunteer	40	1
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 Turtle Creek	volunteer	27	3
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Department 3 East Pittsburgh	volunteer	54	1
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Department 4 - Eastmont Volunteer Fire Department Pittsburgh	volunteer	40	1
Wilkinsburg Volunteer Fire Department Wilkinsburg	career	29	2
Wilmerding Volunteer Fire Department Wilmerding	volunteer	35	1

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Allegheny County, PA

Allegheny County reports 167 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 5,020 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 1 career (paid), 124 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 133 of these departments also provides Emergency Medical Services, meaning the same crews that arrive on a structure fire can often begin patient care on cardiac or trauma calls without waiting for a separate ambulance agency.

Benchmarking the county against its parent state highlights coverage gaps and strengths. Pennsylvania overall averages roughly 35 personnel per department across 2,427 departments. Allegheny County averages 30 personnel per department, 14% below the state mean. Lighter staffing per department is common in rural counties where a larger number of small volunteer companies share territory. The state reports about 73,800 fires and 115 fire deaths annually, and 67% of its departments are volunteer-run.

Residents, property owners, and insurance agents can use this profile in several practical ways. A home inside a career or combination department's first-due area typically earns better ISO Public Protection Classification ratings and lower homeowners premiums than one served solely by a distant volunteer station. If the county is heavily volunteer, it is worth checking whether the nearest department has recent FEMA AFG or SAFER grants and whether mutual-aid agreements extend coverage during large incidents. Click into any department below to see its specific personnel count, station footprint, apparatus inventory, EMS status, and FEMA grant history. All figures come from HIFLD Open Data (FEMA/DHS) and USFA published fire statistics; small volunteer departments are sometimes underreported, so treat zero-value fields as missing data rather than absent services.

Pennsylvania Overview

State departments: 2,427
Annual fires: 73,800
Volunteer %: 67%

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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Allegheny County, PA? ▼

Allegheny County, PA has 167 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 124 volunteer,

Does Allegheny County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 133 departments in Allegheny County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve Allegheny County? ▼

Allegheny County has 5,020 total fire department personnel across 167 departments. The average per department is 30, which is 14% below the Pennsylvania average.

Are Allegheny County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 124 of 167 departments (74%) in Allegheny County are volunteer.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFireData Editorial

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Accessed 2026-07-21 NFDR is a voluntary registry; not all departments may be included. Personnel counts include both career and volunteer staff.