Department profile

Volunteer

Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Wyalusing, PA · Bradford County. Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 175 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

175
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+400%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$241,870
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
Wyalusing Valley 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
175 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
$1,382 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
175 personnel · 1 station

Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wyalusing, PA (Bradford County), with 1 station and 175 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #305 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $241,870.

  • National personnel rank #305 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #16 of 1,275
  • 0.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Bradford County

Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

175 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 08020 · Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department, PA 175 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 175
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #305
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dothan
  • FEMA-LIGHT $242K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dothan Fire Department, AL (+ 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
Wyalusing, PA
FDID
08020

FEMA Grant History

$242K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0579 $241,870

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #16 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #305 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 400% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster geometry

Bradford County HIFLD mix around Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Bradford County: 28 departments, 1,245 personnel (17 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 7% of departments. County / state rollup.

0.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 175 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dothan Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Monroe Hose Company
Monroeton · volunteer
New Albany Volunteer Fire Company
New Albany · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 175 personnel

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

Dothan Fire Department, AL 175 Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, GA 175 Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department, MT 175 Biloxi Fire Department, MS 175 Colerain Township Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 176 Kettering Fire Department, OH 176 Hudson Fire Department, NY 173 Spring Volunteer Fire Department, TX 172

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department have?

Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department has 175 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 400% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #305 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #16 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department 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 Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wyalusing Valley Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $241,870 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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