Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Meadville Fire Department

Meadville, PA · Crawford County. Meadville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Meadville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Pennsylvania average.

14th pct.
national personnel size
-51%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$1,031,576
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
Meadville 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
17 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 A
$60,681 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
17 personnel · 1 station

Meadville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Meadville, PA (Crawford County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,209 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,031,576.

  • National personnel rank #19,209 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,218 of 1,275
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Crawford County

Meadville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 20016 · Meadville Fire Department, PA 17 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,209
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walt Disney Studi…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Walt Disney Studios Fire Department, CA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Meadville, PA
FDID
20016

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01855 $1,031,576

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Meadville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,218 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,209 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 51% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Meadville Fire Department is 1.8% of Crawford County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 960 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Walt Disney Studios Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cambridge Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Cambridge Springs · volunteer
Centerville Volunteer Fire Department
Centerville · volunteer
Cochranton Volunteer Fire Department
Cochranton · volunteer
Conneaut Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Conneaut Lake · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 17 personnel

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

Walt Disney Studios Fire Department, CA 17 Handley Community Volunteer Fire Department, WV 17 Roy Volunteer Fire Department, NM 17 Alta Vista Fire Department, IA 17 Oklahoma Forensic Center, OK 17 Galion Fire Department, OH 17 Vidalia Fire Department, LA 17 Grandview Heights Division of Fire, OH 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Meadville Fire Department have?

Meadville Fire Department has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 51% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,209 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,218 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Meadville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Meadville Fire Department operate?

Meadville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Meadville Fire Department?

Meadville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Crawford County, PA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Meadville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Meadville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,031,576 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.