Department profile

Volunteer

Somerset Volunteer Fire Department

Somerset, PA · Somerset County. Somerset Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 135 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

135
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 2%
national personnel size
+286%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station

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
100/100
Somerset 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
135 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
135 personnel · 1 station

Somerset Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Somerset, PA (Somerset County), with 1 station and 135 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #526 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #526 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #33 of 1,275
  • 0.74 stations per 100 personnel
  • 27 other listed departments in Somerset County

Somerset Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

135 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 56601 · Somerset Volunteer Fire Department, PA 135 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 135
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #526
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Somers Volunteer…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Somers Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY (+ 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
56601

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Somerset Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #33 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #526 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 286% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Somerset Volunteer Fire Department is 9.0% 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.

0.74 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 135 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Somers Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

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Bakersville Volunteer Fire Company
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Boswell Volunteer Fire Department
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Central City Fire Department
Central City · volunteer
Confluence Volunteer Fire Company
Confluence · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 135 personnel

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

Somers Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 135 Tappan Fire Department - Volunteer Fire Association, NY 135 Camp Pendleton Fire Department, CA 135 Chula Vista Fire Department, CA 135 Moyers Corners Volunteer Fire Department, NY 135 Ohio Township Fire and Rescue, IN 135 Windsor Volunteer Fire Department - Wilson Station, CT 135 Lake Station Fire Department, IN 136

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Somerset Volunteer Fire Department have?

Somerset Volunteer Fire Department has 135 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 286% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #526 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #33 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Somerset Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Somerset 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 Somerset Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Somerset Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Somerset Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.