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Freeland Fire Department

Freeland, PA · Luzerne County. Freeland Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 88 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.

88
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Freeland Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+151%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$470,094
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
63/100
Freeland Fire Department

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
88 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 F
$5,342 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
88 personnel · 1 station

Freeland Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Freeland, PA (Luzerne County), with 1 station and 88 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,219 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $470,094.

  • National personnel rank #1,219 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #98 of 1,275
  • 1.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 62 other listed departments in Luzerne County

Freeland Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

88 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 40021 · Freeland Fire Department, PA 88 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 88
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,219
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Frankfort Fire an…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $470K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Frankfort Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY (+ 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
Freeland, PA
FDID
40021

FEMA Grant History

$470K
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-03391 $215,045.71
2016 EMW2015FR00259 $255,048

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Freeland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #98 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,219 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 151% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Freeland Fire Department is 2.8% of Luzerne County roster mass

The county lists 102 departments totaling 3,133 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 88 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Frankfort Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 88 personnel

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

Frankfort Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY 88 Washingtonville Fire Department, NY 88 Cronomer Valley Fire Department, NY 88 Farmington Fire Department, NM 88 Middle Island Fire Department, NY 88 Minquadale Fire Company, DE 88 Hazlehurst Fire Department, GA 88 Rio Tinto Energy America - Cordero Rojo Coal Company Emergency Response Team, WY 88

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Freeland Fire Department have?

Freeland Fire Department has 88 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 151% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,219 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #98 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Freeland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Freeland Fire Department operate?

Freeland Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Freeland Fire Department?

Freeland Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Luzerne County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Freeland Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Freeland Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $470,093.71 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.