Department profile

Volunteer

Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department

Smithfield, PA · Fayette County. Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

54
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 15%
national personnel size
+54%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$1,576,572
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Smithfield 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 A
54 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 B
$29,196 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
54 personnel · 1 station

Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Smithfield, PA (Fayette County), with 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,383 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,576,572.

  • National personnel rank #3,383 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #354 of 1,275
  • 1.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • 47 other listed departments in Fayette County

Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 26038 · Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, PA 54 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,383
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marrero-Harvey Vo…
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marrero-Harvey Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Smithfield, PA
FDID
26038

FEMA Grant History

$1.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2024)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-04056 $528,000
2023 EMW-2023-FG-02928 $284,699.09
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06098 $430,540
2021 EMW-2021-FG-10604 $333,333.33

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #354 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,383 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department is 3.4% of Fayette County roster mass

The county lists 54 departments totaling 1,581 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Marrero-Harvey Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department
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Connellsville City Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Marrero-Harvey Volunteer Fire Department, LA 54 Pacific Grove Fire Department, CA 54 Adel Volunteer Fire Department, IA 54 Dickeyville-Paris Volunteer Fire Department, WI 54 Cassville-Scotts Run Volunteer Fire Department, WV 54 Campbellsport Volunteer Fire Department, WI 54 Green Knoll Fire Company, NJ 54 Broadalbin-Kennyetto Fire Company, NY 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department have?

Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,383 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #354 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Smithfield Volunteer 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 Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,576,572.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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