Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Lake Meade Fire and Rescue

East Berlin, PA · Adams County. Lake Meade Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lake Meade Fire and Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+37%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
Lake Meade Fire and Rescue

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
48 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
48 personnel · 1 station

Lake Meade Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving East Berlin, PA (Adams County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,292 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,292 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #465 of 1,275
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Adams County

Lake Meade Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 01026 · Lake Meade Fire and Rescue, PA 48 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,292
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brewster
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brewster Fire Department, MA (+ 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
East Berlin, PA
FDID
01026

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Lake Meade Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #465 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,292 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 37% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Lake Meade Fire and Rescue is 2.4% 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.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brewster Fire Department, MA (+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
All PA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

Brewster Fire Department, MA 48 Baltimore Pike Volunteer Fire Department, MD 48 Colebrook Volunteer Fire Department - Forge Station, CT 48 Marlow Volunteer Fire Department - Marlow Station, TN 48 Deer Creek Fire Protection District, MO 48 Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, NC 48 Shopville-Stab Volunteer Fire Department, KY 48 Umatilla Tribal Fire Department, OR 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lake Meade Fire and Rescue have?

Lake Meade Fire and Rescue has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 37% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,292 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #465 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Lake Meade Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Lake Meade Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Lake Meade Fire and Rescue operate?

Lake Meade Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lake Meade Fire and Rescue?

Lake Meade Fire and Rescue 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.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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