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Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department

Fairchance, PA · Fayette County. Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department 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
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 17%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Pennsylvania average
$344,727
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Fairchance 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$6,895 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel

Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fairchance, PA (Fayette County) and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,878 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $344,727.

  • National personnel rank #3,878 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #409 of 1,275
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Fayette County

Fairchance 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 26016 · Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50 personnel

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,878
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Natrona County Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $345K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Natrona County Fire District, WY (+ 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
Fairchance, PA
FDID
26016

FEMA Grant History

$345K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-03505 $344,727.27

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #409 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,878 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department is 3.2% of Fayette County roster mass

The county lists 54 departments totaling 1,581 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Natrona County Fire District, WY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department
Connellsville · volunteer
Connellsville City Fire Department
Connellsville · volunteer
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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.

Natrona County Fire District, WY 50 Minerva Park Volunteer Fire Department, OH 50 Smithfield Fire Department, NY 50 Beaver Falls Fire Department, NY 50 Grassy Butte Fire Protection District, ND 50 Webster Fire Department, MA 50 Fairview Volunteer Fire Company and Emergency Management Service 35, WV 50 Rush Fire Department, NY 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department have?

Fairchance 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 #3,878 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #409 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fairchance Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $344,727.27 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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