Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Broomall Fire Company

Broomall, PA · Delaware County. Broomall Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 70 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.

70
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Broomall Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$1,164,073
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
79/100
Broomall 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
70 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
$16,630 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
70 personnel · 1 station

Broomall Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Broomall, PA (Delaware County), with 1 station and 70 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,889 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,164,073.

  • National personnel rank #1,889 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #156 of 1,275
  • 1.43 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 58 other listed departments in Delaware County

Broomall Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

70 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 23053 · Broomall Fire Company, PA 70 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 70
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,889
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cordova Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cordova Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+ 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
Broomall, PA
FDID
23053

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00962 $1,164,956.1
2012 EMW2011FF00256 $-883

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Broomall Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #156 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,889 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Broomall Fire Company is 2.0% 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.

1.43 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 70 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cordova Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 70 personnel

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

Cordova Volunteer Fire Department, AK 70 East Avon Volunteer Fire Department, NY 70 Cordova Volunteer Firemens Association, MD 70 Redondo Beach Fire Department, CA 70 Grafton Fire Department, MA 70 Richlands Fire and Rescue, VA 70 Penfield Fire Company, NY 70 Calloway County Fire and Rescue, KY 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Broomall Fire Company have?

Broomall Fire Company has 70 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,889 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #156 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Broomall Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Broomall Fire Company operate?

Broomall Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Broomall Fire Company?

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

Has Broomall Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Broomall Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,164,073.1 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.