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Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company

Ellsworth, PA · Washington County. Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 17%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$332,500
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
41/100
Ellsworth 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 C
25 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 D
$6,650 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 2 stations

Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Ellsworth, PA (Washington County), with 2 stations and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,874 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $332,500.

  • National personnel rank #3,874 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #407 of 1,275
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Washington County

Ellsworth 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 63038 · Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,874
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shawnee
  • FEMA-LIGHT $333K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Shawnee Fire Department, OK (+ 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
Ellsworth, PA
FDID
63038

FEMA Grant History

$333K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0179 $332,500

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #407 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,874 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company is 3.3% 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.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Shawnee Fire Department, OK (+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.

Shawnee Fire Department, OK 50 South Haven Fire Department - Portage Township, IN 50 Loudon Fire Department, NH 50 Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NY 50 Gainesville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 50 Hurley Fire Department, SD 50 Newton Township Fire Department, OH 50 Falls Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company have?

Ellsworth 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 #3,874 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #407 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $332,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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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