Department profile

Volunteer

New England Fire Company

Tamaqua, PA · Schuylkill County. New England Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 118 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

118
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 3%
national personnel size
+237%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$179,524
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
56/100
New England 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
118 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$1,521 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
118 personnel · 1 station

New England Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Tamaqua, PA (Schuylkill County), with 1 station and 118 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #698 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $179,524.

  • National personnel rank #698 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #46 of 1,275
  • 0.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • 51 other listed departments in Schuylkill County

New England Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

118 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 54132 · New England Fire Company, PA 118 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 118
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #698
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lakeland
  • FEMA-LIGHT $180K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lakeland 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
Tamaqua, PA
FDID
54132

FEMA Grant History

$180K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-05260 $179,524

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How New England Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #46 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #698 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 237% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

New England Fire Company is 2.8% of Schuylkill County roster mass

The county lists 100 departments totaling 4,231 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 39% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

0.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 118 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 118 personnel

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

Lakeland Fire Department, NY 118 Concord Fire Department, NH 118 Wynantskill Fire Department, NY 118 Wauwatosa Fire Department, WI 118 Sycamore Township Fire Department, OH 118 Island Park Fire Department, NY 118 Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association Incorporated, ID 118 Langford-New Oregon Volunteer Fire Company, NY 118

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New England Fire Company have?

New England Fire Company has 118 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 237% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #698 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #46 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does New England Fire Company provide EMS services?

New England Fire Company is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does New England Fire Company operate?

New England Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is New England Fire Company?

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

Has New England Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, New England Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $179,524 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.