Department profile

Volunteer

Bernville Community Fire Company

Bernville, PA · Berks County. Bernville Community Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 58 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

58
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bernville Community Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+66%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$408,144
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
63/100
Bernville Community 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
58 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 D
$7,037 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
58 personnel · 1 station

Bernville Community Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Bernville, PA (Berks County), with 1 station and 58 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,808 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $408,144.

  • National personnel rank #2,808 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #287 of 1,275
  • 1.72 stations per 100 personnel
  • 46 other listed departments in Berks County

Bernville Community Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

58 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 06029 · Bernville Community Fire Company, PA 58 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 58
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,808
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Auburn Hills
  • FEMA-LIGHT $408K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Auburn Hills Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Bernville, PA
FDID
06029

FEMA Grant History

$408K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04260 $408,143.63

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Bernville Community Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #287 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,808 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 66% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Bernville Community Fire Company is 2.0% of Berks County roster mass

The county lists 73 departments totaling 2,857 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 10% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.72 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 58 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Auburn Hills Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alsace Manor Fire Company
Temple · volunteer
Amity Fire Company
Douglassville · volunteer
Bally Goodwill Fire Company
Bally · volunteer
Community Fire Company - Fritztown
Sinking Spring · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 58 personnel

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

Auburn Hills Fire Department, MI 58 Rock Mills Volunteer Fire Department, AL 58 C and H Sugar Company Fire Department, CA 58 Fort Carson Fire and Emergency Services, CO 58 Locke Township Fire Department Incorporated, NC 58 Lenox Fire Department, MA 58 Middle River Volunteer Fire Company, MD 58 Charlton County Fire Department, GA 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bernville Community Fire Company have?

Bernville Community Fire Company has 58 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 66% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,808 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #287 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Bernville Community Fire Company provide EMS services?

Bernville Community 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 Bernville Community Fire Company operate?

Bernville Community Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bernville Community Fire Company?

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

Has Bernville Community Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Bernville Community Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $408,143.63 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.