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Uniontown Fire Department

Uniontown, PA · Fayette County. Uniontown Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 107 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.

107
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 4%
national personnel size
+206%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$979,635
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Uniontown 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
53.5 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 D
$9,155 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
107 personnel · 2 stations

Uniontown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Uniontown, PA (Fayette County), with 2 stations and 107 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #817 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $979,635.

  • National personnel rank #817 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #54 of 1,275
  • 1.87 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Fayette County

Uniontown Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

107 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 26040 · Uniontown Fire Department, PA 107 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 107
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #817
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North County Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $980K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North County Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Uniontown, PA
FDID
26040

FEMA Grant History

$980K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FH-0024 $979,635

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Uniontown Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #54 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #817 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 206% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Uniontown Fire Department is 6.8% 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.

1.87 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 107 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North County Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department
Connellsville · volunteer
Connellsville City Fire Department
Connellsville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 107 personnel

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

North County Fire Protection District, CA 107 Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse, NJ 107 Tamarac Fire and Rescue, FL 107 Buckeye Valley Fire District, AZ 107 Morehead Fire Department, KY 107 Westbrook Fire and Rescue, ME 107 Dover Fire Department, DE 106 South Farmingdale Fire Department, NY 108

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Uniontown Fire Department have?

Uniontown Fire Department has 107 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 206% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #817 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #54 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Uniontown Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Uniontown Fire Department operate?

Uniontown Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Uniontown Fire Department?

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

Has Uniontown Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Uniontown Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $979,635 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.