Department profile

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Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

York, PA · York County. Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 66 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.

66
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+89%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$162,372
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
44/100
Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

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
33 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
$2,460 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
66 personnel · 2 stations

Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving York, PA (York County), with 2 stations and 66 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,148 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $162,372.

  • National personnel rank #2,148 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #186 of 1,275
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 43 other listed departments in York County

Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

66 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 67024 · Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, PA 66 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 66
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,148
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tess Corners Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $162K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
York, PA
FDID
67024

FEMA Grant History

$162K
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2009)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0494 $163,843
2008 EMW2007FF00653 $-1,471

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #186 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,148 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 89% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is 2.4% of York County roster mass

The county lists 61 departments totaling 2,805 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 66 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Airville Volunteer Fire Company
Airville · volunteer
Craley Community Fire Company
Wrightsville · volunteer
East Prospect Fire Company
Wrightsville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 66 personnel

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

Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department, WI 66 East Naples Fire Control and Rescue District, FL 66 Johnston Fire Department, IA 66 Coeur D'alene Fire Department, ID 66 Central Fire District - Rigby Station, ID 66 Kilkenny Fire Department, MN 66 North Highlands Fire Department, NY 66 Marathon Fire Rescue, FL 66

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services have?

Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services has 66 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 89% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,148 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #186 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

Yes, Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services?

Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving York County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, Manchester Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $162,372 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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