Department profile

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North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company

North Irwin, PA · Westmoreland County. North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$523,810
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
67/100
North Irwin 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 B
35 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 C
$14,966 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving North Irwin, PA (Westmoreland County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,998 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $523,810.

  • National personnel rank #7,998 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #798 of 1,275
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 88 other listed departments in Westmoreland County

North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 65012 · North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,998
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Batesland Fire Vo…
  • FEMA-MID $524K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Batesland Fire Volunteer Fire Department, SD (+ 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
North Irwin, PA
FDID
65012

FEMA Grant History

$524K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06480 $523,809.52

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #798 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,998 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company is 0.8% of Westmoreland County roster mass

The county lists 111 departments totaling 4,157 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Batesland Fire Volunteer Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Batesland Fire Volunteer Fire Department, SD 35 Spooner Fire District, WI 35 Darien Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Indiana Dunes Lakeshore Fire Management, IN 35 Big Creek Fire Department, AR 35 Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 35 Springhill Volunteer Fire Department, AR 35 Butler Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WI 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company have?

North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,998 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #798 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company operate?

North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company?

North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Westmoreland County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $523,809.52 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.

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