Department profile

Volunteer

Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company

Ford Cliff, PA · Armstrong County. Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
+3%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
Ford Cliff 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 B
36 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
36 personnel · 1 station

Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Ford Cliff, PA (Armstrong County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,297 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,297 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #739 of 1,275
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Armstrong County

Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 03080 · Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #7,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oak Wolfe
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oak Wolfe Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Ford Cliff, PA
FDID
03080

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #739 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,297 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company is 3.6% of Armstrong County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 987 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oak Wolfe Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Applewold Volunteer Fire Department 1
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Freeport Volunteer Fire Department
Freeport · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Oak Wolfe Fire Department, NC 36 Orange Township Volunteer Fire Department - Nankin, OH 36 Smith Grove Fire Department, NC 36 Tremonton Fire Department Ambulance, UT 36 Hand Cove Volunteer Fire Department, AR 36 Norfork Volunteer Fire, AR 36 Adams Fire Department, MA 36 Urbana Rural Fire Department, MO 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company have?

Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,297 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #739 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company?

Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Armstrong 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.