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Marion Volunteer Fire Company

Chambersburg, PA · Franklin County. Marion Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Marion Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+86%
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
94/100
Marion 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
65 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
65 personnel · 1 station

Marion Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Chambersburg, PA (Franklin County), with 1 station and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,235 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,235 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #203 of 1,275
  • 1.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Franklin County

Marion Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 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 28008 · Marion Volunteer Fire Company, PA 65 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,235
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Russell Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Russell 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Chambersburg, PA
FDID
28008

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2011FH00587 $-9,716

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Marion Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #203 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,235 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 86% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Marion Volunteer Fire Company is 6.5% of Franklin County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 1,004 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Russell Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Borough of Chambersburg Fire Department
Chambersburg · volunteer
Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department
Fayetteville · volunteer
Franklin Fire Company
Chambersburg · volunteer
Metal Township Fire and Ambulance Company
Fannettsburg · volunteer
All PA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 65 personnel

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

Russell Township Fire Department, OH 65 Hamilton Fire Department, NY 65 Stewart Manor Fire Department, NY 65 Upper Arlington Fire Division, OH 65 Croghan Fire Department, NY 65 Chena - Goldstream Fire and Rescue, AK 65 Onset Fire Department, MA 65 Wareham Fire Department, MA 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marion Volunteer Fire Company have?

Marion Volunteer Fire Company has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 86% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,235 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #203 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Marion Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Marion Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Marion Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Marion Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Marion Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Marion Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-9,716 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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.