Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Goodwill Fire Company

Laceyville, PA · Wyoming County. Goodwill Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 13%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$372,952
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
62/100
Goodwill 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 A
56 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
$6,660 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 1 station

Goodwill Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Laceyville, PA (Wyoming County), with 1 station and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,994 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $372,952.

  • National personnel rank #2,994 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #300 of 1,275
  • 1.79 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Wyoming County

Goodwill Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 66103 · Goodwill Fire Company, PA 56 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,994
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Big Bend-Vernon
  • FEMA-LIGHT $373K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Big Bend-Vernon 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
Laceyville, PA
FDID
66103

FEMA Grant History

$373K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-05421 $372,952.38

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Goodwill Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #300 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,994 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Goodwill Fire Company is 8.0% of Wyoming County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 700 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 73% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.79 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Big Bend-Vernon Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Factoryville Fire Company
Factoryville · volunteer
Meshoppen Fire Company
Meshoppen · other
Noxen Volunteer Fire Company
Noxen · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

Big Bend-Vernon Fire Department, WI 56 Pearl Fire Department, MS 56 City of Brandon Fire Department, MS 56 East Grand Forks Fire Department, MN 56 Arlington Fire Department, MN 56 Jackson Center Volunteer Fire Department, OH 56 Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department, NY 56 White Sulphur Springs Fire Department, NY 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Goodwill Fire Company have?

Goodwill Fire Company has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,994 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #300 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Goodwill Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Goodwill Fire Company operate?

Goodwill Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Goodwill Fire Company?

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

Has Goodwill Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Goodwill Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $372,952.38 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.