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Midway Volunteer Fire Company

Hanover, PA · Adams County. Midway Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 125 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.

125
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Midway Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+257%
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
100/100
Midway 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
125 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
125 personnel · 1 station

Midway Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Hanover, PA (Adams County), with 1 station and 125 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #625 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #625 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #41 of 1,275
  • 0.80 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Adams County

Midway Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

125 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 01024 · Midway Volunteer Fire Company, PA 125 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 125
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #625
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Latham
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Latham Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Hanover, PA
FDID
01024

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Midway Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #41 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #625 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 257% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Midway Volunteer Fire Company is 6.3% 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.

0.80 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 125 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Latham Fire Department, NY (+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
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 125 personnel

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

Latham Fire Department, NY 125 Amelia County Volunteer Fire Department, VA 125 Hickory Fire Department, NC 125 Hackensack Fire Department / Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps, NJ 125 White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company, MD 125 Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company, MD 125 Reserve Hose Fire Company - Berg Road Station, NY 125 Stafford Volunteer Fire Department, NY 125

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Midway Volunteer Fire Company have?

Midway Volunteer Fire Company has 125 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 257% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #625 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #41 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Midway Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Midway Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Midway Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Midway Volunteer Fire Company?

Midway Volunteer Fire Company 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

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