Department profile

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Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company

Bolivar, PA · Westmoreland County. Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 32%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$161,310
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
50/100
Bolivar 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
36 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 F
$4,481 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Bolivar, PA (Westmoreland County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,229 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $161,310.

  • National personnel rank #7,229 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #733 of 1,275
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • 88 other listed departments in Westmoreland County

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 65089 · Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,229
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saltcreek-Tarlton…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $161K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saltcreek-Tarlton Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Bolivar, PA
FDID
65089

FEMA Grant History

$161K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO06539 $161,310

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #733 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,229 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company is 0.9% of Westmoreland County roster mass

The county lists 111 departments totaling 4,157 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saltcreek-Tarlton Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Lower Burrell · volunteer
Carbon Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Saltcreek-Tarlton Volunteer Fire Department, OH 36 Greencastle Fire Department, IN 36 Auglaize Township Fire Department, OH 36 Lac Du Flambeau Fire Department, WI 36 Lannon Fire Department, WI 36 Merton Fire Department Incorporated, WI 36 Buffalo Fire Department, KY 36 Vadnais Heights Fire Department, MN 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company have?

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,229 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #733 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Bolivar 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 Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $161,310 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.