Department profile

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Friendship Fire Company

Roaring Spring, PA · Blair County. Friendship Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Friendship Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$352,914
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
59/100
Friendship 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 B
30 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 C
$11,764 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Friendship Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Roaring Spring, PA (Blair County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,164 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $352,914.

  • National personnel rank #10,164 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #930 of 1,275
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Blair County

Friendship Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 07060 · Friendship Fire Company, PA 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,164
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Columbus Rural
  • FEMA-LIGHT $353K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Columbus Rural Fire Department, ND (+ 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
Roaring Spring, PA
FDID
07060

FEMA Grant History

$353K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-02452 $175,928.57
2017 EMW2016FR00070 $176,985

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Friendship Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #930 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,164 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Friendship Fire Company is 3.6% of Blair County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 829 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Columbus Rural Fire Department, ND (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allegheny Township Fire Department
Duncansville · volunteer
Altoona Fire Department
Altoona · career
Bald Eagle Volunteer Fire Company
Tyrone · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Columbus Rural Fire Department, ND 30 Rogers City Fire Department, MI 30 Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 West Bryan County Fire Department, OK 30 Bigfork Fire Department, MT 30 Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Whitefish Fire Department, MT 30 Bethel Volunteer Fire Department, KY 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Friendship Fire Company have?

Friendship Fire Company has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,164 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #930 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Friendship Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Friendship Fire Company operate?

Friendship Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Friendship Fire Company?

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

Has Friendship Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Friendship Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $352,913.57 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2024 (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.