Department profile

Career (Paid)

Sharon Fire Department

Sharon, PA · Mercer County. Sharon Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Sharon Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

19th pct.
national personnel size
-46%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$968,606
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
60/100
Sharon 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
19 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 A
$50,979 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
19 personnel · 1 station

Sharon Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Sharon, PA (Mercer County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,182 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $968,606.

  • National personnel rank #18,182 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,200 of 1,275
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Mercer County

Sharon Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 81% higher than 19% 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 43830 · Sharon Fire Department, PA 19 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,182
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marble
  • FEMA-MID $969K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marble Fire Department, AR (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Sharon, PA
FDID
43830

FEMA Grant History

$969K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-02253 $769,320
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04404 $199,285.71

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Sharon Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,200 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,182 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 46% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Sharon Fire Department is 3.0% of Mercer County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 642 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Marble Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department
Fredonia · volunteer
Greenville Volunteer Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Grove City Volunteer Fire Department
Grove City · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 19 personnel

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

Marble Fire Department, AR 19 Courtney Volunteer Fire Department, OK 19 Mondamin Fire and Rescue Association, IA 19 Little Sioux Fire Department, IA 19 Columbia Fire Department, MS 19 Elwood Fire Department, IN 19 Orange Park Fire Department, FL 19 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CA 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sharon Fire Department have?

Sharon Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,182 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,200 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Sharon Fire Department provide EMS services?

Sharon Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Sharon Fire Department operate?

Sharon Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sharon Fire Department?

Sharon Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Mercer County, PA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Sharon Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sharon Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $968,605.71 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.