Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

East Brandywine Fire Company

Downingtown, PA · Chester County. East Brandywine Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

East Brandywine Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$213,000
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
50/100
East Brandywine 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 B
30 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
$7,100 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

East Brandywine Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Downingtown, PA (Chester County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,085 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $213,000.

  • National personnel rank #10,085 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #924 of 1,275
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Chester County

East Brandywine Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 15049 · East Brandywine Fire Company, PA 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,085
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ High Point Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $213K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: High Point Volunteer Fire Company, NJ (+ 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
Downingtown, PA
FDID
15049

FEMA Grant History

$213K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11417 $213,000

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How East Brandywine Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #924 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,085 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

East Brandywine Fire Company is 1.7% of Chester County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,719 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 58% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: High Point Volunteer Fire Company, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Atglen Fire Company
Atglen · volunteer
Berwyn Fire Company
Berwyn · volunteer
Cochranville Fire Company
Cochranville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

High Point Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 30 Ephraim Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Salineville Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Baileys Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Wiota Fire Department, IA 30 Sutherland Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 30 Anita Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 30 Del Rio Volunteer Fire Department, TN 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does East Brandywine Fire Company have?

East Brandywine Fire Company has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,085 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #924 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does East Brandywine Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does East Brandywine Fire Company operate?

East Brandywine Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is East Brandywine Fire Company?

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

Has East Brandywine Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, East Brandywine Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $213,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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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