Department profile

Volunteer

Espy Fire Company

Espy, PA · Columbia County. Espy Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 52 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

52
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 16%
national personnel size
+49%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$332,500
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
61/100
Espy 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
52 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
$6,394 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
52 personnel · 1 station

Espy Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Espy, PA (Columbia County), with 1 station and 52 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,569 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $332,500.

  • National personnel rank #3,569 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #369 of 1,275
  • 1.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Columbia County

Espy Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

52 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 19180 · Espy Fire Company, PA 52 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 52
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Summit
  • FEMA-LIGHT $333K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Summit Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Espy, PA
FDID
19180

FEMA Grant History

$333K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV00668 $332,500

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Espy Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #369 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,569 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 49% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Espy Fire Company is 5.1% of Columbia County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 1,017 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 35% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 52 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Summit Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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Millville Community Fire Company
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 52 personnel

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

Summit Fire Department, NJ 52 Winter Springs Fire Department, FL 52 Grottoes Volunteer Fire Department, VA 52 Poland Fire Department, NY 52 Seneca Hose Fire Company One, NY 52 Cape Saint Claire Volunteer Fire Department, MD 52 Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department, WI 52 Stanley Volunteer Fire Department, VA 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Espy Fire Company have?

Espy Fire Company has 52 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 49% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,569 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #369 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Espy Fire Company provide EMS services?

Espy 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 Espy Fire Company operate?

Espy Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Espy Fire Company?

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

Has Espy Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Espy Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $332,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.