Department profile

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Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company

Pittsburgh, PA · Allegheny County. Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 24%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$992,670
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
55/100
Blawnox-Glenover 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 C
21 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 B
$23,635 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 2 stations

Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Pittsburgh, PA (Allegheny County), with 2 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,434 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $992,670.

  • National personnel rank #5,434 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #569 of 1,275
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 165 other listed departments in Allegheny County

Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 02111 · Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company, PA 42 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,434
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cuba
  • FEMA-MID $993K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cuba Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Pittsburgh, PA
FDID
02111

FEMA Grant History

$993K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01263 $992,670

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #569 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,434 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company is 0.7% 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.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cuba Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Cuba Fire Department, NY 42 Waverly Fire and Rescue, NE 42 Ranger Volunteer Fire Department, NC 42 Almond Volunteer Fire Department, NY 42 Cerro Gordo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Incorporated, NC 42 North Whiteville Volunteer Fire Department, NC 42 Roseland Volunteer Fire Department, NC 42 Swartz Creek Area Fire Department, MI 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company have?

Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,434 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #569 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $992,670 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.