Department profile

Volunteer

Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company

Coolspring, PA · Jefferson County. Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$285,715
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Oliver Township 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 C
25 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 C
$11,429 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Coolspring, PA (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,785 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $285,715.

  • National personnel rank #13,785 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,080 of 1,275
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 33005 · Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #13,785
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blountsville-Ston…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $286K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Blountsville-Stoney Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Coolspring, PA
FDID
33005

FEMA Grant History

$286K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV00768 $285,715

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,080 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,785 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company is 3.9% of Jefferson County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 645 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 67% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Blountsville-Stoney Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Corsica Volunteer Fire Company
Corsica · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Blountsville-Stoney Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Calico Rock Volunteer Fire Department, AR 25 Ocate-Ojo Feliz Volunteer Fire Department, NM 25 Prospect Fire Department, NY 25 South Wayne Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Ogilvie Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25 Forest Fire Department, OH 25 Dayton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, WY 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company have?

Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,785 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,080 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company?

Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $285,715 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.