Department profile

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Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company

Hunlock Creek, PA · Luzerne County. Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 27%
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$225,477
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
55/100
Hunlock Creek Volunteer 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
40 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 D
$5,637 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Hunlock Creek, PA (Luzerne County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,080 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $225,477.

  • National personnel rank #6,080 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #629 of 1,275
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 62 other listed departments in Luzerne County

Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 40033 · Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company, PA 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,080
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Deville Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $225K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Deville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
Hunlock Creek, PA
FDID
40033

FEMA Grant History

$225K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FR00427 $225,477

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #629 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,080 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company is 1.3% 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.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Deville Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Deville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 40 Kent Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Big Timber Volunteer Fire Department, MT 40 Osceola Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 40 Whiteland Volunteer Fire Department, IN 40 Worcester Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Squad, NY 40 West Laurens Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Unadilla Fire Department and Emergency Squad, NY 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company have?

Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,080 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #629 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $225,477 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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