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Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department

Fredonia, PA · Mercer County. Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

44
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 23%
national personnel size
+26%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$476,190
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
68/100
Fredonia 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
44 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 C
$10,823 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 1 station

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fredonia, PA (Mercer County), with 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,128 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $476,190.

  • National personnel rank #5,128 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #556 of 1,275
  • 2.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Mercer County

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 43970 · Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department, PA 44 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,128
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shiocton-Bovina
  • FEMA-LIGHT $476K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Shiocton-Bovina 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
Fredonia, PA
FDID
43970

FEMA Grant History

$476K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-03666 $476,190.47

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #556 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,128 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 26% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department is 6.9% of Mercer County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 642 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Shiocton-Bovina Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Greenville Volunteer Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Grove City Volunteer Fire Department
Grove City · volunteer
Jackson Center Volunteer Fire Department
Jackson Center · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Shiocton-Bovina Fire Department, WI 44 Stewart Fire Department, MN 44 Gilroy Fire Department - Chestnut Station, CA 44 North Webster Tippecanoe Township Fire Department, IN 44 Rensselaer Falls Volunteer Fire Department, NY 44 Flatwoods Volunteer Fire Department, KY 44 Dresser-Osceola-Garfield Fire Association - Dresser Station, WI 44 Williams Volunteer Fire Department, MN 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department have?

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,128 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #556 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $476,190.47 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.

Related guides

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