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VolunteerEMS Provider

Noxen Volunteer Fire Company

Noxen, PA · Wyoming County. Noxen Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 96 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.

96
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Noxen Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+174%
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
Noxen 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
96 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
96 personnel · 1 station

Noxen Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Noxen, PA (Wyoming County), with 1 station and 96 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,035 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,035 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #76 of 1,275
  • 1.04 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Wyoming County

Noxen Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

96 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 66108 · Noxen Volunteer Fire Company, PA 96 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 96
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,035
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Berlin
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Berlin Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Noxen, PA
FDID
66108

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Noxen Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #76 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,035 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 174% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster geometry

Wyoming County HIFLD mix around Noxen Volunteer Fire Company

Wyoming County: 11 departments, 700 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 73% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.04 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 96 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Berlin Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 96 personnel

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

New Berlin Fire Department, WI 96 Maplewood Fire Department, MN 96 Greenville Fire Department, MS 96 Center Moriches Fire Department, NY 96 Delmar Volunteer Fire Department, DE 96 Clover Hill Volunteer Fire Department, VA 96 Rehoboth Fire Department, MA 96 Hebron Volunteer Fire Department, CT 96

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Noxen Volunteer Fire Company have?

Noxen Volunteer Fire Company has 96 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 174% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,035 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #76 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Noxen Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Noxen Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Noxen Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Noxen Volunteer Fire Company?

Noxen Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Wyoming 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.

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