Department profile

Volunteer

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company

Somerset, PA · Somerset County. Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+6%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$205,714
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
53/100
Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company

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
37 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 D
$5,560 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Somerset, PA (Somerset County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,147 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $205,714.

  • National personnel rank #7,147 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #724 of 1,275
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 27 other listed departments in Somerset County

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 56607 · Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 37 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,147
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albion
  • FEMA-LIGHT $206K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Albion Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Somerset, PA
FDID
56607

FEMA Grant History

$206K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-05111 $205,714

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #724 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,147 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company is 2.5% of Somerset County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 1,497 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 69% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Albion Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Acosta Volunteer Fire Department
Friedens · volunteer
Addison Volunteer Fire Department
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Bakersville Volunteer Fire Company
Somerset · volunteer
Boswell Volunteer Fire Department
Boswell · volunteer
Central City Fire Department
Central City · volunteer
Confluence Volunteer Fire Company
Confluence · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Albion Fire Department, IN 37 City of Oakwood Public Safety Department, OH 37 Upper Laurel Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Service, WV 37 Marion Fire Department, NY 37 Newark Valley Volunteer Fire Department, NY 37 Leadore Volunteer Fire Department, ID 37 Syracuse Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 37 North Pulaski Fire Department, AR 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company have?

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,147 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #724 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company 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 Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company?

Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Somerset County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $205,714 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.