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Transfer Volunteer Fire Department

Greenville, PA · Mercer County. Transfer Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 36%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$162,703
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
24/100
Transfer 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 D
17.5 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 F
$4,649 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 2 stations

Transfer Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Greenville, PA (Mercer County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,163 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $162,703.

  • National personnel rank #8,163 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #816 of 1,275
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Mercer County

Transfer Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 43750 · Transfer Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Canton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $163K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Canton 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
Greenville, PA
FDID
43750

FEMA Grant History

$163K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05037 $162,702.85

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Transfer Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #816 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,163 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Transfer Volunteer Fire Department is 5.5% of Mercer County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 642 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department
Fredonia · volunteer
Greenville Volunteer Fire Department
Greenville · volunteer
Grove City Volunteer Fire Department
Grove City · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Canton Fire Department, SD 35 Harrisburg Fire Department, SD 35 Topeka Volunteer Fire Department, IN 35 Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Hutchinson Fire Department, MN 35 Schuyler Volunteer Fire Department, NE 35 Fairport Harbor Fire Department, OH 35 Oakland-Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department, AR 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Transfer Volunteer Fire Department have?

Transfer Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,163 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #816 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Transfer Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Transfer Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Transfer Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Transfer Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Transfer Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Transfer Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $162,702.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.