Department profile

Volunteer

Monaca Volunteer Fire Department

Monaca, PA · Beaver County. Monaca Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Monaca Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
-20%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$833,334
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
69/100
Monaca 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 B
28 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 B
$29,762 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Monaca Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Monaca, PA (Beaver County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,638 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $833,334.

  • National personnel rank #11,638 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #995 of 1,275
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 49 other listed departments in Beaver County

Monaca Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 04056 · Monaca Volunteer Fire Department, PA 28 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #11,638
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Christopher Kohls
  • FEMA-MID $833K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Christopher Kohls Fire Department, AZ (+ 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
Monaca, PA
FDID
04056

FEMA Grant History

$833K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FV-00908 $833,334

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Monaca Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #995 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,638 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Monaca Volunteer Fire Department is 2.3% of Beaver County roster mass

The county lists 58 departments totaling 1,205 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Christopher Kohls Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Christopher Kohls Fire Department, AZ 28 Jefferson Fire Department, OH 28 Kosciusko Fire Department, MS 28 Cascade Charter Township Fire Department, MI 28 Killen Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Sulligent Volunteer Fire Department, AL 28 Ellicott Fire Department, CO 28 Plymouth Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, OH 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monaca Volunteer Fire Department have?

Monaca Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,638 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #995 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Monaca Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Monaca Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Monaca Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Monaca Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Monaca Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Monaca Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Monaca Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $833,334 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.