Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Heidlersburg Fire Company

Gettysburg, PA · Adams County. Heidlersburg Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 43%
national personnel size
-11%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station

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
70/100
Heidlersburg 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
31 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
31 personnel · 1 station

Heidlersburg Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Gettysburg, PA (Adams County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,587 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,587 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #898 of 1,275
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Adams County

Heidlersburg Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 01025 · Heidlersburg Fire Company, PA 31 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,587
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Borden Shaft Volu…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Borden Shaft Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 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
Gettysburg, PA
FDID
01025

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Heidlersburg Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #898 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,587 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 11% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Heidlersburg Fire Company is 1.6% of Adams County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 1,979 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Borden Shaft Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Abbottstown Fire Company
Abbottstown · volunteer
Barlow Volunteer Fire Company
Gettysburg · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Borden Shaft Volunteer Fire Department, MD 31 Leland Fire and Rescue, NC 31 Jacksonville Fire Department, AL 31 Lewiston Woodville Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services, NC 31 Lovelady Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 31 Triple Community Fire Department Incorporated, NC 31 Glen Alpine Volunteer Fire Department, NC 31 Old Ford Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Heidlersburg Fire Company have?

Heidlersburg Fire Company has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,587 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #898 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Heidlersburg Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Heidlersburg Fire Company operate?

Heidlersburg Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Heidlersburg Fire Company?

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

How many fire departments are in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania has 2,427 fire departments with 85,879 total personnel. 67% are volunteer departments.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.