Department profile

Volunteer

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department

Tionesta, PA · Forest County. Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+14%
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
83/100
Tionesta Borough 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
40 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
40 personnel · 1 station

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tionesta, PA (Forest County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,367 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,367 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #669 of 1,275
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Forest County

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 27025 · Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #6,367
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jennings
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jennings 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
Tionesta, PA
FDID
27025

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #669 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,367 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster weight

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department carries 45.5% of Forest County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (88 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 75% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jennings Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

West Hickory Volunteer Fire Department
East Hickory · volunteer
All PA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Jennings Fire Department, LA 40 Rogers Fire Department, MN 40 Lunenburg Fire Department, MA 40 Milford Fire Department, MA 40 Northborough Fire Department, MA 40 Homer Volunteer Fire Department, AK 40 City of Surfside Beach Fire Department, SC 40 Burning Springs Volunteer Fire Department, KY 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,367 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #669 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department?

Tionesta Borough Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Forest 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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