Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

AK Steel Plant Protection

Lyndora, PA · Butler County. AK Steel Plant Protection is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

AK Steel Plant Protection pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
-23%
vs. Pennsylvania 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
AK Steel Plant Protection

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 C
27 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
27 personnel · 1 station

AK Steel Plant Protection is a Career (Paid) department serving Lyndora, PA (Butler County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,896 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,896 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,008 of 1,275
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 38 other listed departments in Butler County

AK Steel Plant Protection vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 PA-AK-STEEL-PLANT-PROTECTION-PA · AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,896
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 131st Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 PA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Lyndora, PA

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How AK Steel Plant Protection's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,008 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,896 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 23% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

AK Steel Plant Protection is 2.3% of Butler County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,191 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Butler Bureau of Fire
Butler · career
Connoquenessing Volunteer Fire Company
Connoquenessing · volunteer
Cranberry Volunteer Fire Company - Haine Station
Cranberry Township · volunteer
All PA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO 27 Alvord Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Amherst Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, TX 27 Athens Fire Department, TX 27 Azle Fire Department, TX 27 Balch Springs Fire Department, TX 27 Van Alstyne Fire and Rescue, TX 27 Villa Park Fire Department, IL 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does AK Steel Plant Protection have?

AK Steel Plant Protection has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,896 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,008 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does AK Steel Plant Protection provide EMS services?

Yes, AK Steel Plant Protection provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does AK Steel Plant Protection operate?

AK Steel Plant Protection operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is AK Steel Plant Protection?

AK Steel Plant Protection is a Career (Paid) department serving Butler County, PA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has 2,427 fire departments with 85,879 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.