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Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department

Gibsonia, PA · Allegheny County. Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+71%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$251,653
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
Richland 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 B
30 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
60 personnel · 2 stations

Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gibsonia, PA (Allegheny County), with 2 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,700 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $251,653.

  • National personnel rank #2,700 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #268 of 1,275
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 165 other listed departments in Allegheny County

Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 02241 · Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 60 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,700
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maywood
  • FEMA-LIGHT $252K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maywood Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Gibsonia, PA
FDID
02241

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08990 $251,653.33

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #268 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,700 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 71% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department is 1.0% of Allegheny County roster mass

The county lists 201 departments totaling 5,871 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maywood Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Maywood Fire Department, NJ 60 Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 60 Belmont Fire Department, NY 60 Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 60 Dillwyn Volunteer Fire Department, VA 60 Hope-Jackson Fire Department, RI 60 Chetek Volunteer Fire District, WI 60 Cochran-Bleckley Fire Department, GA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,700 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #268 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

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

Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

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

Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Allegheny County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $251,653.33 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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