Department profile

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Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company

Bristol, PA · Bucks County. Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
-29%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$304,000
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
52/100
Bristol Consolidated Volunteer 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 C
25 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
$12,160 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Bristol, PA (Bucks County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,102 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $304,000.

  • National personnel rank #13,102 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,045 of 1,275
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Bucks County

Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 58% higher than 42% 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 09050 · Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,102
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Texico Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $304K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Texico Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+ 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
Bristol, PA
FDID
09050

FEMA Grant History

$304K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2011FV05614 $304,000

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,045 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,102 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company is 0.9% of Bucks County roster mass

The county lists 76 departments totaling 2,658 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Texico Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Texico Volunteer Fire Department, NM 25 Griffith Road Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Arthur Fire Department, ND 25 Miami Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Rhodes Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, MS 25 Broadview Fire Department, NM 25 Lanes Creek Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 25 Tripoli Fire Department, IA 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company have?

Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,102 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,045 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Bristol Consolidated Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $304,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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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