Department profile

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Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company

Penn Run, PA · Indiana County. Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 17%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$1,259,091
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Cherryhill Township 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
50 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
$25,182 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Penn Run, PA (Indiana County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,828 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,259,091.

  • National personnel rank #3,828 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #399 of 1,275
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Indiana County

Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 32240 · Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,828
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Youngstown Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, 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
Penn Run, PA
FDID
32240

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00229 $259,091
2012 EMW2011FR00387 $1,000,000

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #399 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,828 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company is 8.4% of Indiana County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 594 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 72% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 50 Jenera Volunteer Fire Department, OH 50 West Union Fire Department, IA 50 Oriskany Falls Volunteer Fire Department / Oriskany Falls Ambulance Service, NY 50 Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 50 Stittville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 50 Taberg Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 50 Volunteer Fire Company of Western Incorporated, NY 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company have?

Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,828 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #399 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,259,091 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.