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Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Hyndman, PA · Bedford County. Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 27%
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$215,608
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
54/100
Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
40 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 F
$5,390 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Hyndman, PA (Bedford County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,084 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $215,608.

  • National personnel rank #6,084 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #630 of 1,275
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 11 other listed departments in Bedford County

Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 05034 · Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, PA 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,084
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yorkshire
  • FEMA-LIGHT $216K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Yorkshire Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Hyndman, PA
FDID
05034

FEMA Grant History

$216K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-11005 $215,607.61

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #630 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,084 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 6.8% of Bedford County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 590 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 46% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Yorkshire Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Yorkshire Fire Department, NY 40 Noroton Fire Department, CT 40 Marmora Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 40 Springdale Fire Protection District, MO 40 Snow Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MS 40 Audubon Fire Department, IA 40 Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department, NC 40 Hillsboro Fire Protection District, MO 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,084 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #630 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated 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 Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

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

Has Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $215,607.61 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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