Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

East Norwegian Township Emergency Services

Pottsville, PA · Schuylkill County. East Norwegian Township Emergency Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

East Norwegian Township Emergency Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Pennsylvania average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
-31%
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
51/100
East Norwegian Township Emergency Services

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
24 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 1 station

East Norwegian Township Emergency Services is a Volunteer department serving Pottsville, PA (Schuylkill County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,366 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,366 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #1,109 of 1,275
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 51 other listed departments in Schuylkill County

East Norwegian Township Emergency Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 54208 · East Norwegian Township Emergency Services, PA 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,366
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Twin Valley
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Twin Valley Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Pottsville, PA
FDID
54208

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How East Norwegian Township Emergency Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #1,109 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,366 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 31% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

East Norwegian Township Emergency Services is 0.6% of Schuylkill County roster mass

The county lists 100 departments totaling 4,231 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 39% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Twin Valley Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Twin Valley Fire Department, MN 24 Halstad Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24 Sheldon Fire Protection District, WI 24 Hawkins Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Lindsay Fire Department, CA 24 Rockford Community Fire Department, OH 24 Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Lakota Volunteer Fire Department, IA 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does East Norwegian Township Emergency Services have?

East Norwegian Township Emergency Services has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,366 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #1,109 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does East Norwegian Township Emergency Services provide EMS services?

Yes, East Norwegian Township Emergency Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does East Norwegian Township Emergency Services operate?

East Norwegian Township Emergency Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is East Norwegian Township Emergency Services?

East Norwegian Township Emergency Services is a Volunteer department serving Schuylkill County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.