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Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company

Richboro, PA · Bucks County. Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+71%
vs. Pennsylvania average
3
stations
$784,528
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
45/100
Northampton Township 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 D
20 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 C
$13,075 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
60 personnel · 3 stations

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Richboro, PA (Bucks County), with 3 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,673 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $784,528.

  • National personnel rank #2,673 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #261 of 1,275
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Bucks County

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 09003 · Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,673
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lawson Fire and R…
  • FEMA-MID $785K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lawson Fire and Rescue Protection District, MO (+ 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
Richboro, PA
FDID
09003

FEMA Grant History

$785K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00171 $784,527.95

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #261 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,673 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 71% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company is 2.3% of Bucks County roster mass

The county lists 76 departments totaling 2,658 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lawson Fire and Rescue Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Dublin Volunteer Fire Company
Dublin · volunteer
Eddington Fire Company
Bensalem · volunteer
Fairless Hills Volunteer Fire Company
Fairless Hills · other
Feasterville Fire Company
Feasterville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Lawson Fire and Rescue Protection District, MO 60 Hinesville Fire Department, GA 60 Stony Hill Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 60 Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, VA 60 Riverview Fire Department, MI 60 Lebanon Fire Department, CT 60 Ausable-Chesterfield-Keeseville Joint Fire District, NY 60 Morrisonville Fire Department, NY 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company have?

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,673 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #261 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company?

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

Has Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $784,527.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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