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Milton Fire Department

Milton, PA · Northumberland County. Milton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Milton Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+57%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$207,834
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
61/100
Milton Fire Department

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
27.5 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
55 personnel · 2 stations

Milton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Milton, PA (Northumberland County), with 2 stations and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,199 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $207,834.

  • National personnel rank #3,199 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #329 of 1,275
  • 3.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Northumberland County

Milton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 49015 · Milton Fire Department, PA 55 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,199
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mecklenburg
  • FEMA-LIGHT $208K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mecklenburg 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
Milton, PA
FDID
49015

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-03444 $207,834

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Milton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #329 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,199 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 57% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Milton Fire Department is 7.6% of Northumberland County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 723 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 45% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mecklenburg Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Americus Hose Company
Sunbury · other
Atlas Fire Company
Atlas · volunteer
Beaverdale Fire Company
Mount Carmel · other
Clover Hose Company
Mount Carmel · other
East Cameron Township Fire Company
Shamokin · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Mecklenburg Fire Department, NY 55 Beloit Fire Department, OH 55 Ovid Volunteer Fire Department, NY 55 Hornby Fire Volunteer Company, NY 55 Wayland Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps, NY 55 Woodhull Fire Department, NY 55 Burlington City Fire Department, WI 55 Pipe Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, IN 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Milton Fire Department have?

Milton Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,199 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #329 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Milton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Milton Fire Department operate?

Milton Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Milton Fire Department?

Milton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Northumberland County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Milton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Milton Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $207,834 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.