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Charleroi Fire Department

Charleroi, PA · Washington County. Charleroi Fire Department 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

Charleroi Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+46%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
91/100
Charleroi Fire Department

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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
51 personnel · 1 station

Charleroi Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Charleroi, PA (Washington 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 #3,689 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,689 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #385 of 1,275
  • 1.96 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Washington County

Charleroi Fire Department 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 63033 · Charleroi Fire Department, PA 51 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,689
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Porter
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Porter Fire Department, IN (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Charleroi, PA
FDID
63033

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Charleroi Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #385 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,689 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

Charleroi Fire Department is 3.4% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 55 departments totaling 1,519 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Porter Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

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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.

Porter Fire Department, IN 51 Sheldon Fire Company, NY 51 Larchmont Fire Department, NY 51 Sheboygan Township Fire Department, WI 51 Hartland Fire Department, WI 51 Grand Rapids Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 51 Wagoner Fire Department, OK 51 Town of Hollis Fire Department, NH 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Charleroi Fire Department have?

Charleroi Fire Department 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 #3,689 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #385 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Charleroi Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Charleroi Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Charleroi Fire Department operate?

Charleroi Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Charleroi Fire Department?

Charleroi Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Washington County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.