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Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department

Wapwallopen, PA · Luzerne County. Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department 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

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

Top 17%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$171,429
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
54/100
Dorrance Township Volunteer 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
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 F
$3,429 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wapwallopen, PA (Luzerne 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 #3,861 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $171,429.

  • National personnel rank #3,861 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #405 of 1,275
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 62 other listed departments in Luzerne County

Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department 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 40010 · Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,861
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Franklin
  • FEMA-LIGHT $171K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Franklin Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Wapwallopen, PA
FDID
40010

FEMA Grant History

$171K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-08092 $171,428.57

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #405 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,861 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

Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department is 1.6% of Luzerne County roster mass

The county lists 102 departments totaling 3,133 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Franklin Fire Department, WI (+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.

Franklin Fire Department, WI 50 Garrison Volunteer Fire Company, NY 50 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company, DE 50 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, DE 50 Bethlehem Fire Department, NH 50 Mantador Fire Protection District, ND 50 Sidney Volunteer Fire Department, NE 50 Cherry Valley Fire Department and Emergency Squad, NY 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department 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 #3,861 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #405 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Dorrance Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $171,428.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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