Rochester Township Volunteer Fire Department 2

What This Data Tells You About Rochester Township Volunteer Fire Department 2

Rochester Township Volunteer Fire Department 2 operates as a fire department in Rochester, within Beaver County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Pennsylvania has 2,427 registered fire departments and 85,879 total personnel, averaging roughly 35 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 73,800 fires, 115 fire deaths, and 67% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Rochester Township Volunteer Fire Department 2 has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $226,714.28 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.