Department profile

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Chinchilla Hose Company

Chinchilla, PA · Lackawanna County. Chinchilla Hose Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 75 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.

75
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 7%
national personnel size
+114%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$689,352
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
61/100
Chinchilla Hose 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
37.5 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 D
$9,191 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
75 personnel · 2 stations

Chinchilla Hose Company is a Volunteer department serving Chinchilla, PA (Lackawanna County), with 2 stations and 75 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,652 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $689,352.

  • National personnel rank #1,652 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #131 of 1,275
  • 2.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Lackawanna County

Chinchilla Hose Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

75 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 35002 · Chinchilla Hose Company, PA 75 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 75
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,652
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Jordan City
  • FEMA-MID $689K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Jordan City Fire Department, UT (+ 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
Chinchilla, PA
FDID
35002

FEMA Grant History

$689K
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01097 $285,715
2016 EMW2015FR00256 $403,637

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Chinchilla Hose Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #131 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,652 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 114% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Chinchilla Hose Company is 3.9% of Lackawanna County roster mass

The county lists 54 departments totaling 1,926 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 52% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 75 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Jordan City Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Artisan Fire Company
Jermyn · other
Chinchilla Hose Company
South Abington · other
Dalton Volunteer Fire Company
Dalton · volunteer
Dunmore Fire Department
Dunmore · career
Fleetville Volunteer Fire Company
Factoryville · other
Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Company
Greenfield Township · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 75 personnel

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

West Jordan City Fire Department, UT 75 Huslia Volunteer Fire Department, AK 75 Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Department, WV 75 Yorkville Fire Department, NY 75 Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department, AK 75 Miami Township Fire Department, OH 75 Garden City Fire Department, NY 75 Milton Fire Department Incorporated, DE 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chinchilla Hose Company have?

Chinchilla Hose Company has 75 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 114% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,652 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #131 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Chinchilla Hose Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Chinchilla Hose Company operate?

Chinchilla Hose Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Chinchilla Hose Company?

Chinchilla Hose Company is a Volunteer department serving Lackawanna County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Chinchilla Hose Company received federal grants?

Yes, Chinchilla Hose Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $689,352 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.