Department profile

Volunteer

Chester Heights Fire Company

Media, PA · Delaware County. Chester Heights Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Chester Heights Fire Company pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
-37%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station

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
45/100
Chester Heights 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
22 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
22 personnel · 1 station

Chester Heights Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Media, PA (Delaware County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,509 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,509 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,137 of 1,275
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 58 other listed departments in Delaware County

Chester Heights Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 23071 · Chester Heights Fire Company, PA 22 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,509
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Bridgewater
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Bridgewater Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Media, PA
FDID
23071

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2010FF00045 $-6,376

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Chester Heights Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,137 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,509 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 37% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Chester Heights Fire Company is 0.6% 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.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Bridgewater Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

East Bridgewater Fire Department, MA 22 Browntown Jordan Cadiz Fire Department, WI 22 Panama City Beach Fire Department, FL 22 Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department, AR 22 Surry Volunteer Fire Department, NH 22 Bunners Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, WV 22 Hollandale Fire Department, MN 22 Waubay Fire Department, SD 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chester Heights Fire Company have?

Chester Heights Fire Company has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 37% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,509 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,137 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Chester Heights Fire Company provide EMS services?

Chester Heights 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 Chester Heights Fire Company operate?

Chester Heights Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Chester Heights Fire Company?

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

Has Chester Heights Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Chester Heights Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-6,376 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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