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Bloomsburg Fire Department

Bloomsburg, PA · Columbia County. Bloomsburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 125 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.

125
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bloomsburg Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+257%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$285,657
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
57/100
Bloomsburg 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
125 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 F
$2,285 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
125 personnel · 1 station

Bloomsburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bloomsburg, PA (Columbia County), with 1 station and 125 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #611 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $285,657.

  • National personnel rank #611 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #37 of 1,275
  • 0.80 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Columbia County

Bloomsburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

125 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 19005 · Bloomsburg Fire Department, PA 125 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 125
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #611
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stafford Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $286K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stafford Volunteer 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
Bloomsburg, PA
FDID
19005

FEMA Grant History

$286K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2016)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FF00408 $79,942
2015 EMW2014FO04847 $205,715

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Bloomsburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #37 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #611 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 257% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster geometry

Columbia County HIFLD mix around Bloomsburg Fire Department

Columbia County: 26 departments, 1,017 personnel (19 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 35% of departments. County / state rollup.

0.80 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 125 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stafford Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Beaver Township Volunteer Fire Company
Bloomsburg · volunteer
Benton Volunteer Fire Company
Benton · volunteer
Defender Hose Company
Berwick · volunteer
Espy Fire Company
Espy · volunteer
Locustdale Volunteer Fire Company
Locustdale · other
Main Township Volunteer Fire Company
Bloomsburg · volunteer
Millville Community Fire Company
Millville · volunteer
All PA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 125 personnel

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

Stafford Volunteer Fire Department, NY 125 Reserve Hose Fire Company - Berg Road Station, NY 125 Haverhill Fire Department - 16th Avenue Station, MA 125 Bellmore Fire Department, NY 125 Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company, MD 125 White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company, MD 125 Latham Fire Department, NY 125 Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department, VA 125

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bloomsburg Fire Department have?

Bloomsburg Fire Department has 125 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 257% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #611 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #37 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Bloomsburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bloomsburg Fire Department operate?

Bloomsburg Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bloomsburg Fire Department?

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

Has Bloomsburg Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bloomsburg Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $285,657 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.