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Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company

Mineral Point, PA · Cambria County. Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$1,016,450
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
79/100
Jackson 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
50 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 B
$20,329 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Mineral Point, PA (Cambria County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,923 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,016,450.

  • National personnel rank #3,923 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #416 of 1,275
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Cambria County

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 11042 · Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,923
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stottville Fire C…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stottville Fire Company, 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
Mineral Point, PA
FDID
11042

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2020–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01220 $261,904.76
2020 EMW-2020-FG-15991 $754,545.45

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #416 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,923 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company is 2.1% of Cambria County roster mass

The county lists 53 departments totaling 2,354 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 17% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stottville Fire Company, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cambria County Fire School
Patton · other
Carrolltown Fire Engine Company
Carrolltown · volunteer
Cassandra Volunteer Fire Company
Cassandra · volunteer
Conemaugh Volunteer Fire Department
Conemaugh · volunteer
Cover Hill Volunteer Fire Company
Johnstown · volunteer
Cresson Volunteer Fire Company
Cresson · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Stottville Fire Company, NY 50 Willows Rural Fire Protection District, CA 50 Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department, SC 50 Madison County Volunteer Fire Department, VA 50 Loudoun County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, VA 50 Clermont Fire Department, FL 50 Peru Fire District, NY 50 New Washington Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company have?

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,923 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #416 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

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

Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

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

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

Has Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,016,450.21 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020–2021 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.