Department profile

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Lake City Fire Company

Lake City, PA · Erie County. Lake City Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lake City 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
2
stations
$190,477
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Lake City 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 D
20 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
$4,762 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 2 stations

Lake City Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Lake City, PA (Erie County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,112 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $190,477.

  • National personnel rank #6,112 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #634 of 1,275
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Erie County

Lake City 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 25560 · Lake City Fire Company, PA 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,112
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Archbold-German T…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $190K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Archbold-German Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Lake City, PA
FDID
25560

FEMA Grant History

$190K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00119 $190,477

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Lake City Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #634 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,112 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Lake City Fire Company is 3.6% of Erie County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,125 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Archbold-German Township Fire Department, OH (+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.

Archbold-German Township Fire Department, OH 40 Chickasha Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OK 40 Groveland Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 40 Lima Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Benwood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, WV 40 Wendell Fire Department, MN 40 Byram Volunteer Fire Department, MS 40 Burning Springs Volunteer Fire Department, KY 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lake City Fire Company have?

Lake City 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 #6,112 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #634 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Lake City Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lake City Fire Company operate?

Lake City Fire Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lake City Fire Company?

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

Has Lake City Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Lake City Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $190,477 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.

Related guides

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