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Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main

Phoenixville, PA · Chester County. Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$581,488
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
71/100
Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main

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
41 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 C
$14,183 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
41 personnel · 1 station

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main is a Volunteer department serving Phoenixville, PA (Chester County), with 1 station and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,805 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $581,488.

  • National personnel rank #5,805 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #596 of 1,275
  • 2.44 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Chester County

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 15068 · Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main, PA 41 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hanford
  • FEMA-MID $581K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hanford Fire Department, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Phoenixville, PA
FDID
15068

FEMA Grant History

$581K
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2019)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04048 $171,429
2017 EMW-2017-FO-06788 $178,572
2014 EMW2013FR00292 $185,725
2013 EMW2012FF00239 $45,762

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #596 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,805 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main is 2.4% of Chester County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,719 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 58% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.44 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hanford Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Cochranville Fire Company
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East Brandywine Fire Company
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Hanford Fire Department, CA 41 Lovelock Fire Department, NV 41 Lander Volunteer Fire Department, WY 41 Sun Prairie Fire Department, WI 41 Oregon Area Fire and Emergency Medical Services District, WI 41 Moira Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NY 41 Tiro-Auburn Volunteer Fire Department, OH 41 West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department, VT 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main have?

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,805 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #596 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main provide EMS services?

Yes, Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main operate?

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main?

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main is a Volunteer department serving Chester County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main received federal grants?

Yes, Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $581,488 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has 2,427 fire departments with 85,879 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

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