Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Erie Fire Department Central Station

Erie, PA · Erie County. Erie Fire Department Central Station is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 171 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.

171
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Erie Fire Department Central Station pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+389%
vs. Pennsylvania average
6
stations
$1,294,481
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
48/100
Erie Fire Department Central Station

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
28.5 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
$7,570 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
171 personnel · 6 stations

Erie Fire Department Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Erie, PA (Erie County), with 6 stations and 171 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #316 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,294,481.

  • National personnel rank #316 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #18 of 1,275
  • 3.51 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Erie County

Erie Fire Department Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

171 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 25320 · Erie Fire Department Central Station, PA 171 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 171
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #316
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cheyenne Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cheyenne Fire and Rescue, WY (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Erie, PA
FDID
25320

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2024)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-05562 $365,935.52
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00484 $189,090.9
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00270 $539,636
2016 EMW2015FO03540 $199,819

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Erie Fire Department Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #18 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #316 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 389% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Erie County

County mix is mostly volunteer (23 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.51 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 171 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cheyenne Fire and Rescue, WY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albion Volunteer Fire Department
Albion · volunteer
Belle Valley Fire Department
Erie · volunteer
Corry Fire Department
Corry · other
Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department
Cranesville · volunteer
Crescent Hose Company
North East · volunteer
Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department
Edinboro · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 171 personnel

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

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue, WY 171 North Bellmore Fire Department Technical Rescue Team, NY 171 West Babylon Volunteer Fire Department, NY 171 Melbourne Fire Department, FL 172 City of Warren Fire Department, MI 172 Salem Fire Department, OR 170 White Plains Fire Department, NY 170 Canton Fire Department, OH 173

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Erie Fire Department Central Station have?

Erie Fire Department Central Station has 171 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 389% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #316 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #18 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Erie Fire Department Central Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Erie Fire Department Central Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Erie Fire Department Central Station operate?

Erie Fire Department Central Station operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Erie Fire Department Central Station?

Erie Fire Department Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Erie County, PA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Erie Fire Department Central Station received federal grants?

Yes, Erie Fire Department Central Station has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,294,481.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2024 (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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