Department profile

Volunteer

Elkins Park Fire Company

Elkins Park, PA · Montgomery County. Elkins Park Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

54
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Elkins Park Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+54%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$651,349
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
73/100
Elkins Park 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 A
54 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 C
$12,062 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
54 personnel · 1 station

Elkins Park Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Elkins Park, PA (Montgomery County), with 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,338 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $651,349.

  • National personnel rank #3,338 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #350 of 1,275
  • 1.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • 63 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Elkins Park Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 46326 · Elkins Park Fire Company, PA 54 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,338
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carman Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-MID $651K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Carman Fire Department - Rotterdam 3, NY (+ 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
Elkins Park, PA
FDID
46326

FEMA Grant History

$651K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01211 $337,000
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00967 $314,348.95

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Elkins Park Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #350 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,338 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 54% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Elkins Park Fire Company is 1.2% of Montgomery County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 4,441 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 49% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Carman Fire Department - Rotterdam 3, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Carman Fire Department - Rotterdam 3, NY 54 Potsdam Fire Department, NY 54 Louisville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 54 Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force, IN 54 Cordelia Fire Protection District, CA 54 Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District, OH 54 Dunkirk Fire Department, IN 54 Silver Lake Fire District, NY 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elkins Park Fire Company have?

Elkins Park Fire Company has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,338 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #350 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Elkins Park Fire Company provide EMS services?

Elkins Park 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 Elkins Park Fire Company operate?

Elkins Park Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Elkins Park Fire Company?

Elkins Park Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Montgomery County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Elkins Park Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Elkins Park Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $651,348.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.