Department profile

Volunteer

Grove City Volunteer Fire Department

Grove City, PA · Mercer County. Grove City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Grove City Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations

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
21/100
Grove City 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 D
15 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
30 personnel · 2 stations

Grove City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grove City, PA (Mercer County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,207 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,207 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #932 of 1,275
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Mercer County

Grove City Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 43095 · Grove City Volunteer Fire Department, PA 30 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,207
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Silver Lake
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Silver Lake Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Grove City, PA
FDID
43095

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Grove City Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #932 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,207 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Grove City Volunteer Fire Department is 4.7% 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.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Silver Lake Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department
Fredonia · volunteer
Greenville Volunteer Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Jackson Center Volunteer Fire Department
Jackson Center · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Silver Lake Fire Department, MN 30 Perry Joint Fire District, OH 30 Niceville Fire Department, FL 30 Winona Lake Fire Department, IN 30 Ward Volunteer Fire Department, AR 30 Woodbine Fire and Rescue Department, IA 30 South Summit Fire Protection District - Oakley Station, UT 30 Rumney Fire Department, NH 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Grove City Volunteer Fire Department have?

Grove City Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,207 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #932 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Grove City Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Grove City 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 Grove City Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Grove City Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Grove City Volunteer Fire Department?

Grove City Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mercer 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.