Harrisburg Bureau of Fire

What This Data Tells You About Harrisburg Bureau of Fire

Harrisburg Bureau of Fire operates as a Career (Paid) department in Harrisburg, within Dauphin County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 126 total personnel, 4 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Pennsylvania has 2,427 registered fire departments and 85,879 total personnel, averaging roughly 35 staff per department. Harrisburg Bureau of Fire runs 260% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 73,800 fires, 115 fire deaths, and 67% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.