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Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company

Elizabeth, PA · Allegheny County. Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+46%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$421,429
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
65/100
Blaine Hill 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 A
51 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 D
$8,263 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
51 personnel · 1 station

Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Elizabeth, PA (Allegheny County), with 1 station and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,684 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $421,429.

  • National personnel rank #3,684 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #383 of 1,275
  • 1.96 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 165 other listed departments in Allegheny County

Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 02142 · Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company, PA 51 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hill City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $421K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hill City Fire Department, SD (+ 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
Elizabeth, PA
FDID
02142

FEMA Grant History

$421K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07402 $421,428.57

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #383 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,684 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 46% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company is 0.9% of Allegheny County roster mass

The county lists 201 departments totaling 5,871 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.96 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hill City Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 51 personnel

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

Hill City Fire Department, SD 51 Southwest Rural Fire District, NE 51 Bennington Rural Fire Department, VT 51 South River-Merrimon Fire and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated, NC 51 Arcadia-Reedy Creek-Hampton Fire and Rescue, NC 51 North Ada County Fire and Rescue, ID 51 Caspian Volunteer Fire Department / Gaastra Volunteer Fire Department, MI 51 Wicksburg Volunteer Fire Department, AL 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company have?

Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,684 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #383 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company?

Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Allegheny County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $421,428.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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