Department profile

Volunteer

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company

Bloomsburg, PA · Columbia County. Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
-11%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$193,800
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
49/100
Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company

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 B
31 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$6,252 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 1 station

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Bloomsburg, PA (Columbia County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,459 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $193,800.

  • National personnel rank #9,459 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #891 of 1,275
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Columbia County

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 19140 · Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 31 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wytheville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $194K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wytheville Fire Department, VA (+ 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 PA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Bloomsburg, PA
FDID
19140

FEMA Grant History

$194K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0260 $193,800

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #891 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,459 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 11% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company is 3.0% of Columbia County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 1,017 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 35% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wytheville Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Wytheville Fire Department, VA 31 Crossville Fire Department, TN 31 Richmond Heights Fire Department, OH 31 Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 31 Avon Fire Department, MA 31 Hoonah Volunteer Fire Department, AK 31 Wallace Volunteer Fire Department, WV 31 Stonewood Volunteer Fire Department, WV 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company have?

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,459 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #891 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company?

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Columbia County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $193,800 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.