Department profile

Volunteer

West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company

West Elizabeth, PA · Allegheny County. West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 70 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

70
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$237,275
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
56/100
West Elizabeth 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 A
70 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 F
$3,390 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
70 personnel · 1 station

West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving West Elizabeth, PA (Allegheny County), with 1 station and 70 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,981 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $237,275.

  • National personnel rank #1,981 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #169 of 1,275
  • 1.43 stations per 100 personnel
  • 165 other listed departments in Allegheny County

West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

70 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 02291 · West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company, PA 70 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 70
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,981
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Suffield
  • FEMA-LIGHT $237K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Suffield Fire Department, CT (+ 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
West Elizabeth, PA
FDID
02291

FEMA Grant History

$237K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-03968 $237,275

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #169 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,981 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company is 1.2% of Allegheny County roster mass

The county lists 201 departments totaling 5,871 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 66% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.43 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 70 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Suffield Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 70 personnel

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

Suffield Fire Department, CT 70 Fairview Volunteer Fire Department - Grandview Company, NJ 70 Emerson Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 70 Ridgefield Fire Department Firehouse 1, NJ 70 Bolivar Fire Department, NY 70 Midland Volunteer Fire Department, NC 70 Bantam Fire Company, CT 70 West Albany Fire Department, NY 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company have?

West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company has 70 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,981 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #169 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company operate?

West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $237,275 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.