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Westmoreland County, PA 89 departments

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

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

Departments

2,907

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in Westmoreland County

All fire departments in Westmoreland County, PA with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
Adamsburg and Community Volunteer Fire Department Adamsburg · EMS	volunteer	39	1
Alcoa Fire Department / Alcoa Medic 141 New Kensington · EMS	volunteer	36	1
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport Fire Department Latrobe	career	5	1
Avonmore Volunteer Fire Department Avonmore	volunteer	22	1
Bell Township Volunteer Fire Department Salina	volunteer	29	1
Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company Bolivar	volunteer	36	1
Bovard Volunteer Fire Department Bovard	volunteer	45	1
Braeview Volunteer Fire Company Lower Burrell · EMS	volunteer	40	1
Carbon Volunteer Fire Department Greensburg	volunteer	24	1
Chestnut Ridge Community Volunteer Fire Department Stahlstown · EMS	volunteer	67	3
Circleville Volunteer Fire Department North Huntingdon · EMS	volunteer	76	1
Claridge Volunteer Fire Department Claridge	other	-	-
Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Company West Newton · EMS	other	-	-
Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department Crabtree · EMS	volunteer	35	1
Darlington-Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department 3 Ligonier	other	-	-
Delmont Volunteer Fire Department Delmont	volunteer	30	1
Derry Volunteer Fire Company Derry · EMS	career	28	1
Dry Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Greensburg	volunteer	32	1
East Huntingdon Township Volunteer Fire Company Tarrs	volunteer	60	2
Eastern Derry Township Volunteer Fire Department 2 Derry	volunteer	40	1
Export Volunteer Fire Department Export	volunteer	40	1
Fairmont Hahntown Volunteer Fire Department North Huntingdon · EMS	other	-	-
Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Company Greensburg · EMS	other	-	-
George Gibson McMurtry Fire Department - Vandergrift 1 Vandergrift	volunteer	40	2
Grandview Volunteer Fire Department Jeannette	volunteer	35	1
Grapeville Volunteer Fire Company Grapeville	volunteer	43	1
Hannastown Volunteer Fire Department Hannastown · EMS	volunteer	10	1
Harrison City Volunteer Fire Department Harrison City · EMS	volunteer	59	1
Hartford Heights Volunteer Fire Department North Huntingdon	other	-	-
Hecla Volunteer Fire Department Southwest	other	-	-
Hempfield Township Volunteer Fire Department 2 Greensburg	volunteer	37	1
High Park Volunteer Fire Department Jeannette	other	-	-
Hunker Volunteer Fire Department Hunker	volunteer	35	1
Hyde Park Volunteer Fire Department Hyde Park	volunteer	36	1
Irwin Volunteer Fire Department Irwin · EMS	volunteer	49	1
Jeannette Fire Department Jeannette · EMS	volunteer	33	1
Larimer Volunteer Fire Department Larimer	volunteer	42	1
Level Green Volunteer Fire Department Trafford · EMS	other	-	-
Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 Ligonier	volunteer	50	1
Lloydsville Volunteer Fire Department Latrobe · EMS	volunteer	44	1
Luxor Volunteer Fire Department Luxor	other	-	-
Madison Volunteer Fire Department Madison	volunteer	29	1
Manor Volunteer Fire Department Manor	volunteer	52	1
Marguerite Volunteer Fire Department Latrobe · EMS	volunteer	46	1
Markle Volunteer Fire Department Apollo	volunteer	48	2
Midway Saint Clair Volunteer Fire Department Greensburg · EMS	volunteer	27	1
Monessen Volunteer Fire Department Monessen · EMS	other	-	-
Mount Pleasant Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 - Kecksburg Mount Pleasant · EMS	volunteer	210	5
Mount Pleasant Township Volunteer Fire Department 3 of Calumet Calumet	volunteer	55	1
Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department Mount Pleasant · EMS	volunteer	54	2
Mutual Volunteer Fire Department Greensburg · EMS	volunteer	21	1
New Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department New Alexandria · EMS	volunteer	36	1
New Florence Volunteer Fire Department New Florence · EMS	volunteer	62	1
New Stanton Volunteer Fire Department New Stanton	volunteer	50	1
North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department Belle Vernon	volunteer	40	1
North Hempfield Volunteer Fire Company Greensburg · EMS	volunteer	35	1
North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company North Irwin · EMS	volunteer	35	1
Norvelt Fire Department Mount Pleasant · EMS	other	-	-
Oklahoma Fire Department Apollo · EMS	other	-	-
Paintertown Volunteer Fire Company Irwin	volunteer	72	1
Penn Volunteer Fire Company Penn	volunteer	40	1
Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department Pleasant Unity · EMS	volunteer	38	1
Rillton Volunteer Fire Department Rillton · EMS	volunteer	34	1
Rostraver Central Volunteer Fire Department Belle Vernon	volunteer	35	1
Rostraver Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 - Webster Webster	volunteer	31	1
Saint Vincent College Volunteer Fire Department Latrobe	volunteer	21	1
Salem Township Volunteer Fire Department Slickville	volunteer	26	1
Scottdale Volunteer Fire Department Scottdale · EMS	volunteer	50	3
Seward Volunteer Fire Department Seward · EMS	volunteer	55	1
Shafton Volunteer Fire Company North Huntingdon	other	-	-
Smithton Volunteer Fire Department Smithton	volunteer	47	1
South Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Greensburg · EMS	other	-	-
Southwest Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department Greensburg	volunteer	40	1
Strawpump Volunteer Fire Department North Huntingdon · EMS	volunteer	40	1
Sutersville Volunteer Fire Company Sutersville · EMS	volunteer	36	1
Trauger Volunteer Fire Department Latrobe	other	-	-
Turkeytown Volunteer Fire Department West Newton	volunteer	32	1
Upper Burrell Township Fire Company New Kensington · EMS	volunteer	40	1
Vandergrift Fire Department 2 Vandergrift · EMS	other	-	-
West Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company West Leechburg	other	-	-
West Newton Volunteer Fire Department West Newton · EMS	volunteer	33	1
West Point Volunteer Fire Department Greensburg	other	-	-
Westinghouse Waltz Mills Fire Department Ruffs Dale · EMS	other	-	-
Westmoreland City Volunteer Fire Department Westmoreland City · EMS	other	-	-
White Valley Volunteer Fire Department Export · EMS	volunteer	45	1
Whitney Hostetter Volunteer Fire Department Whitney · EMS	other	-	-
Wilpen Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department 2 Ligonier · EMS	volunteer	60	1
Youngstown Volunteer Fire Department Youngstown	volunteer	50	1
Yukon-South Huntingdon Township Volunteer Fire Company Yukon · EMS	volunteer	85	1

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Westmoreland County, PA

Westmoreland County reports 89 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 2,907 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 2 career (paid), 65 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 55 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. Westmoreland County averages 33 personnel per department, 6% 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 Westmoreland County, PA? ▼

Westmoreland County, PA has 89 fire departments with available federal data. 2 career, 65 volunteer,

Does Westmoreland County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 55 departments in Westmoreland County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve Westmoreland County? ▼

Westmoreland County has 2,907 total fire department personnel across 89 departments. The average per department is 33, which is 6% below the Pennsylvania average.

Are Westmoreland County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 65 of 89 departments (73%) in Westmoreland 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.