East Lansdowne Fire Company

What This Data Tells You About East Lansdowne Fire Company

East Lansdowne Fire Company operates as a Volunteer department in East Lansdowne, within Delaware County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 51 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Pennsylvania has 2,427 registered fire departments and 85,879 total personnel, averaging roughly 35 staff per department. East Lansdowne Fire Company runs 46% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 73,800 fires, 115 fire deaths, and 67% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: East Lansdowne Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $645,253 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.