Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Oil City Fire Department

Oil City, PA · Venango County. Oil City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Oil City Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-46%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$278,527
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
29/100
Oil City 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 F
9.5 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
$14,659 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 2 stations

Oil City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Oil City, PA (Venango County), with 2 stations and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,124 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $278,527.

  • National personnel rank #18,124 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,199 of 1,275
  • 10.53 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Venango County

Oil City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 61014 · Oil City Fire Department, PA 19 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,124
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Winterset
  • FEMA-LIGHT $279K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Winterset Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Oil City, PA
FDID
61014

FEMA Grant History

$279K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-00251 $278,527.42

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Oil City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,199 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,124 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 46% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Oil City Fire Department is 2.2% of Venango County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 848 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

10.53 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Winterset Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Department
Cooperstown · volunteer
Emlenton Fire Department
Emlenton · volunteer
Franklin Fire Department
Franklin · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 19 personnel

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

Winterset Fire Department, IA 19 Haywood-Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department, OK 19 Hensley Fire Department, AR 19 Presque Isle Volunteer Fire Department, WI 19 City of Okeechobee Fire Department, FL 19 Keokuk Fire Department, IA 19 Jenks Fire Department, OK 19 Orange Park Fire Department, FL 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oil City Fire Department have?

Oil City Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,124 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,199 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Oil City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Oil City Fire Department operate?

Oil City Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Oil City Fire Department?

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

Has Oil City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Oil City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $278,527.42 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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