Department profile

Volunteer

Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Bear Lake, PA · Warren County. Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+9%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Bear Lake 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
38 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
38 personnel · 1 station

Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bear Lake, PA (Warren County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,654 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,654 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #692 of 1,275
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Warren County

Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 62067 · Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department, PA 38 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,654
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hatch Bend Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hatch Bend Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Bear Lake, PA
FDID
62067

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #692 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,654 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department is 6.6% of Warren County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 573 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hatch Bend Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Clarendon Fire Department
Clarendon · volunteer
Garland Volunteer Fire Department
Pittsfield · volunteer
Glade Volunteer Fire Department
Warren · volunteer
Lander Volunteer Fire Department
Russell · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Hatch Bend Volunteer Fire Department, FL 38 Anderson Township Fire Department, IN 38 Blair-Preston Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Osseo Rural Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Adamsville Fire Department, OH 38 Whispering Pines Fire District, AZ 38 Wadesville Center Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 38 Williamsport Deercreek Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,654 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #692 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bear Lake 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 Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bear Lake Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.