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Bryn Athyn Fire Company

Bryn Athyn, PA · Montgomery County. Bryn Athyn Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 66 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.

66
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bryn Athyn Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+89%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$344,850
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
60/100
Bryn Athyn 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
66 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
$5,225 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
66 personnel · 1 station

Bryn Athyn Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Bryn Athyn, PA (Montgomery County), with 1 station and 66 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,125 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $344,850.

  • National personnel rank #2,125 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #184 of 1,275
  • 1.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 63 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Bryn Athyn Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

66 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 46127 · Bryn Athyn Fire Company, PA 66 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 66
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,125
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Central Fire Dist…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $345K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Central Fire District - Rigby Station, ID (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Bryn Athyn, PA
FDID
46127

FEMA Grant History

$345K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FR00038 $344,850

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Bryn Athyn Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #184 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,125 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 89% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Bryn Athyn Fire Company is 1.5% of Montgomery County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 4,441 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 49% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 66 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Central Fire District - Rigby Station, ID (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company
Lafayette Hill · other
Centre Square Fire Company
Blue Bell · volunteer
Cheltenham Fire Company
Cheltenham · other
Collegeville Fire Company
Collegeville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 66 personnel

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

Central Fire District - Rigby Station, ID 66 Kilkenny Fire Department, MN 66 North Highlands Fire Department, NY 66 Marathon Fire Rescue, FL 66 Solvay Fire Department Incorporated, NY 66 Cambria Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 66 Sugarcreek Township Fire Department, OH 66 Wilton Fire Protection District, ND 66

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bryn Athyn Fire Company have?

Bryn Athyn Fire Company has 66 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 89% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,125 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #184 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Bryn Athyn Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bryn Athyn Fire Company operate?

Bryn Athyn Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bryn Athyn Fire Company?

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

Has Bryn Athyn Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Bryn Athyn Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $344,850 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.