Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Butler Bureau of Fire

Butler, PA · Butler County. Butler Bureau of Fire is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Butler Bureau of Fire pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
-34%
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
48/100
Butler Bureau of Fire

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
23 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
23 personnel · 1 station

Butler Bureau of Fire is a Career (Paid) department serving Butler, PA (Butler County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,952 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,952 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,124 of 1,275
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 38 other listed departments in Butler County

Butler Bureau of Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 10001 · Butler Bureau of Fire, PA 23 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,952
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cumberland Head
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cumberland Head Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Butler, PA
FDID
10001

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Butler Bureau of Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,124 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,952 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 34% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Butler Bureau of Fire is 1.9% 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.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

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

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

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Nationwide career peers near 23 personnel

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

Cumberland Head Fire Department, NY 23 Miner Fire Department, MO 23 Loudon Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 23 Nuttall Volunteer Fire Department, WV 23 Riverview Fire Protection District, MO 23 Lemay Fire Protection District, MO 23 City of Wayne Fire Department, MI 23 Walton Fire Protection District, KY 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Butler Bureau of Fire have?

Butler Bureau of Fire has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 34% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,952 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,124 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Butler Bureau of Fire provide EMS services?

Yes, Butler Bureau of Fire provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Butler Bureau of Fire operate?

Butler Bureau of Fire operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Butler Bureau of Fire?

Butler Bureau of Fire 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.

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