Lamott Fire Company

What This Data Tells You About Lamott Fire Company

Lamott Fire Company operates as a fire department in Elkins Park, within Montgomery County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

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. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. 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.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Lamott Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $432,778 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.