Penn Township Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Penn Township Fire Department

Penn Township Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Mishawaka, within St Joseph County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 43 total personnel, 4 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Indiana has 969 registered fire departments and 21,919 total personnel, averaging roughly 23 staff per department. Penn Township Fire Department runs 87% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 43,600 fires, 94 fire deaths, and 55% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.