Department profile

Volunteer

Brookline Fire Company

Havertown, PA · Delaware County. Brookline Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 20%
national personnel size
+34%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$189,381
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
55/100
Brookline 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
47 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 F
$4,029 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 1 station

Brookline Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Havertown, PA (Delaware County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,397 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $189,381.

  • National personnel rank #4,397 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #473 of 1,275
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 58 other listed departments in Delaware County

Brookline Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 23035 · Brookline Fire Company, PA 47 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,397
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Little Lake Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $189K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Little Lake Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
Havertown, PA
FDID
23035

FEMA Grant History

$189K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05109 $189,380.95

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Brookline Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #473 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,397 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 34% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Brookline Fire Company is 1.4% of Delaware County roster mass

The county lists 71 departments totaling 3,474 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 65% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Little Lake Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Little Lake Fire Protection District, CA 47 Newport Fire Department, NY 47 Westside Volunteer Fire Department, MD 47 Weston Volunteer Fire Department, WV 47 Dover Fire Department, MA 47 Maclean Volunteer Fire Department, MS 47 Delaware Township Fire Department, OH 47 Garwood Fire Department, NJ 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brookline Fire Company have?

Brookline Fire Company has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 34% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,397 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #473 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Brookline Fire Company provide EMS services?

Brookline 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 Brookline Fire Company operate?

Brookline Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brookline Fire Company?

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

Has Brookline Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Brookline Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $189,380.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.