Department profile

Volunteer

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company

Moscow, PA · Lackawanna County. Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$237,500
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
31/100
Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer 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 D
20 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 D
$5,938 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 2 stations

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Moscow, PA (Lackawanna County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,992 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $237,500.

  • National personnel rank #5,992 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #614 of 1,275
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Lackawanna County

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 35151 · Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,992
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Valley Grove Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $238K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Moscow, PA
FDID
35151

FEMA Grant History

$238K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0499 $237,500

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #614 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,992 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company is 2.1% 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.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Valley Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WV 40 Pine River Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 West Lake Road Fire Association Incorporated, NY 40 Boles Acres Volunteer Fire Department, NM 40 Fishers Fire District, NY 40 Camp Crook Community Fire Department, SD 40 Bristol Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 40 O'neill Volunteer Fire Department, NE 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company have?

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,992 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #614 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer 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 Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company?

Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Lackawanna County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $237,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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