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Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company

Harrison Valley, PA · Potter County. Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+86%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$261,250
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Harrison Township 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 A
65 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 F
$4,019 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
65 personnel · 1 station

Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Harrison Valley, PA (Potter County), with 1 station and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,216 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $261,250.

  • National personnel rank #2,216 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #196 of 1,275
  • 1.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Potter County

Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 53020 · Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 65 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,216
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hammond Fire Depa…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $261K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hammond Fire Department - Central Station, LA (+ 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
Harrison Valley, PA
FDID
53020

FEMA Grant History

$261K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0334 $261,250

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #196 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,216 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 86% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster geometry

Potter County HIFLD mix around Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company

Potter County: 10 departments, 433 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 70% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hammond Fire Department - Central Station, LA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 65 personnel

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

Hammond Fire Department - Central Station, LA 65 Parkersburg Fire Department 1, WV 65 Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station, NH 65 Marion City Fire Department, OH 65 Kenova Volunteer Fire Department, WV 65 Granville Hook and Ladder Rescue, NY 65 Parishville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 65 North Java Fire Company, NY 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company have?

Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 86% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,216 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #196 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $261,250 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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