Department profile

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Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association

Blain, PA · Perry County. Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 100 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.

100
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+186%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$982,550
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
73/100
Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association

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
100 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 C
$9,826 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
100 personnel · 1 station

Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association is a Volunteer department serving Blain, PA (Perry County), with 1 station and 100 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #928 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $982,550.

  • National personnel rank #928 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #61 of 1,275
  • 1.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Perry County

Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association vs. the national personnel distribution

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

100 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 50001 · Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association, PA 100 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 100
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #928
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kings Park
  • FEMA-MID $983K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kings Park Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Blain, PA
FDID
50001

FEMA Grant History

$983K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FR00126 $982,550

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #61 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #928 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 186% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster geometry

Perry County HIFLD mix around Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association

Perry County: 12 departments, 516 personnel (11 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Kings Park Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ickesburg Fire Company Incorporated
Millerstown · volunteer
Landisburg Volunteer Fire Company
Landisburg · volunteer
Shermans Dale Community Fire Company
Shermans Dale · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 100 personnel

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

Kings Park Fire Department, NY 100 Nesconset Fire Department Incorporated, NY 100 Westhampton Beach Fire Department, NY 100 Yaphank Fire District, NY 100 Nanuet Fire Department - Nanuet Fire Engine Company Incorporated, NY 100 Warwick Fire Department - Excelsior Hose Company - Goodwill Hook and Ladder Company, NY 100 Inwood Fire Department, NY 100 Bayville Fire Company Incorporated, NY 100

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association have?

Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association has 100 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 186% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #928 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #61 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association provide EMS services?

Yes, Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association operate?

Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association?

Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association is a Volunteer department serving Perry County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association received federal grants?

Yes, Blain Fire Company / Blain Ambulance Association has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $982,550 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.