Department profile

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Sellersville Fire Department

Sellersville, PA · Bucks County. Sellersville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 95 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.

95
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sellersville Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+171%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$454,521
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
62/100
Sellersville 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 A
95 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 F
$4,784 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
95 personnel · 1 station

Sellersville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sellersville, PA (Bucks County), with 1 station and 95 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,065 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $454,521.

  • National personnel rank #1,065 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #85 of 1,275
  • 1.05 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Bucks County

Sellersville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

95 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 09027 · Sellersville Fire Department, PA 95 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 95
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,065
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Old Lyme
  • FEMA-LIGHT $455K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Old Lyme Fire Department, CT (+ 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
Sellersville, PA
FDID
09027

FEMA Grant History

$455K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-01089 $163,666.66
2015 EMW2014FF00071 $290,854

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Sellersville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #85 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,065 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 171% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Sellersville Fire Department is 3.6% of Bucks County roster mass

The county lists 76 departments totaling 2,658 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.05 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 95 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Old Lyme Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Dublin Volunteer Fire Company
Dublin · volunteer
Eddington Fire Company
Bensalem · volunteer
Fairless Hills Volunteer Fire Company
Fairless Hills · other
Feasterville Fire Company
Feasterville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 95 personnel

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

Old Lyme Fire Department, CT 95 Warner Robins Fire Department, GA 95 Water Witch Fire Company, MD 95 Manchester Volunteer Fire Department, MD 95 Pawling Fire District, NY 95 Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department, TX 95 Smithland Volunteer Fire Department, TX 95 Oakfield Fire Department, NY 95

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sellersville Fire Department have?

Sellersville Fire Department has 95 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 171% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,065 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #85 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Sellersville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sellersville Fire Department operate?

Sellersville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sellersville Fire Department?

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

Has Sellersville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sellersville Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $454,520.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2023 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.