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Volunteer

North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department

Apollo, PA · Armstrong County. North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 90 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

90
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+157%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
100/100
North Apollo 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 A
90 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
90 personnel · 1 station

North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Apollo, PA (Armstrong County), with 1 station and 90 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,173 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,173 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #91 of 1,275
  • 1.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Armstrong County

North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

90 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 03170 · North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department, PA 90 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 90
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,173
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Clair Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saint Clair Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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
Apollo, PA
FDID
03170

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #91 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,173 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 157% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department is 9.1% of Armstrong County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 987 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 57% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 90 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saint Clair Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Applewold Volunteer Fire Department 1
Kittanning · volunteer
Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company
Ford Cliff · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 90 personnel

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

Saint Clair Fire Protection District, MO 90 Calvert County, MD 90 Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 90 Plainville Fire Department, CT 90 John H Enders Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad, VA 90 Kannapolis Fire Department, NC 90 Frostburg Fire Department, MD 90 Carroll County Fire Department, MD 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department have?

North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department has 90 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 157% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,173 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #91 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department 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 North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department operate?

North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.