Department profile

Volunteer

Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated

Coulters, PA · Allegheny County. Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

60
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+71%
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
93/100
Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated

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
60 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
60 personnel · 1 station

Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Coulters, PA (Allegheny County), with 1 station and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,584 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,584 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #236 of 1,275
  • 1.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 165 other listed departments in Allegheny County

Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 02272 · Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated, PA 60 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #2,584
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maywood
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maywood Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Coulters, PA
FDID
02272

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #236 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,584 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 71% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated is 1.0% 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.

1.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maywood Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Maywood Fire Department, NJ 60 Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 60 Belmont Fire Department, NY 60 Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 60 Dillwyn Volunteer Fire Department, VA 60 Hope-Jackson Fire Department, RI 60 Chetek Volunteer Fire District, WI 60 Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department, GA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated have?

Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,584 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #236 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated operate?

Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated?

Coulter Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Allegheny 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.

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