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Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company

Stoystown, PA · Somerset County. Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 42%
national personnel size
-9%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$209,680
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
51/100
Stoystown 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
32 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 D
$6,553 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Stoystown, PA (Somerset County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,344 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $209,680.

  • National personnel rank #9,344 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #882 of 1,275
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Somerset County

Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 56604 · Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,344
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Redfield City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $210K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Redfield City Fire Department, SD (+ 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
Stoystown, PA
FDID
56604

FEMA Grant History

$210K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0306 $209,680

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #882 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,344 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company is 2.1% 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.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Redfield City Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Acosta Volunteer Fire Department
Friedens · volunteer
Addison Volunteer Fire Department
Addison · volunteer
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 32 personnel

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

Redfield City Fire Department, SD 32 Maurice Volunteer Fire Department, LA 32 Esparto Fire Protection District, CA 32 Merrimac Fire and Rescue Incorporated, WI 32 Troy Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32 Eureka Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32 Thief River Falls Fire Department, MN 32 Bradford Fire and Rescue Services, OH 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company have?

Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,344 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #882 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Stoystown Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $209,680 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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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