Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Bannerville Fire Company

Mcclure, PA · Snyder County. Bannerville Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bannerville Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$237,500
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
55/100
Bannerville 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 B
36 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
$6,597 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Bannerville Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Mcclure, PA (Snyder County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,204 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $237,500.

  • National personnel rank #7,204 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #729 of 1,275
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Snyder County

Bannerville Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 55140 · Bannerville Fire Company, PA 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,204
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Covington
  • FEMA-LIGHT $238K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Covington Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Mcclure, PA
FDID
55140

FEMA Grant History

$238K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0129 $237,500

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Bannerville Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #729 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,204 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Bannerville Fire Company is 7.8% of Snyder County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 459 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Covington Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Covington Fire Department, OH 36 Paragon Volunteer Fire Department, IN 36 Picayune Fire Department, MS 36 Timberlake Fire Protection District, ID 36 Lockwood Volunteer Fire Department, NY 36 Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department, KY 36 Tellico Village Volunteer Fire Department, TN 36 North Creek Volunteer Fire Company, NY 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bannerville Fire Company have?

Bannerville Fire Company has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,204 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #729 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Bannerville Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bannerville Fire Company operate?

Bannerville Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bannerville Fire Company?

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

Has Bannerville Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Bannerville Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $237,500 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.