Department profile

Volunteer

Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department

Valier, PA · Jefferson County. Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

22nd pct.
national personnel size
-43%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Perry Township 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 D
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Valier, PA (Jefferson County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,493 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,493 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,190 of 1,275
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 16 other listed departments in Jefferson County

Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 78% higher than 22% 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 33012 · Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #17,493
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cassville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cassville Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Valier, PA
FDID
33012

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,190 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,493 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department is 3.1% 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.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cassville Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Corsica Volunteer Fire Company
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Oliver Township Volunteer Fire Company
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Cassville Fire Department, NY 20 Prentiss Fire Department, MS 20 Randolph Fire Department, UT 20 Hysham Volunteer Fire Department, MT 20 Vienna Fire Department, NY 20 Rural Deltana Volunteer Fire Department, AK 20 Rockford Volunteer Fire Department, IA 20 Erwin Volunteer Fire Department, AR 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,493 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,190 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department?

Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jefferson 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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