Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Perry HI-Way Hose Company

Erie, PA · Erie County. Perry HI-Way Hose Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Perry HI-Way Hose Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations

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
42/100
Perry HI-Way Hose 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 C
21 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
42 personnel · 2 stations

Perry HI-Way Hose Company is a Volunteer department serving Erie, PA (Erie County), with 2 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,569 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,569 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #586 of 1,275
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Erie County

Perry HI-Way Hose Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 25420 · Perry HI-Way Hose Company, PA 42 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Madison Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Madison Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Erie, PA
FDID
25420

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Perry HI-Way Hose Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #586 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,569 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Perry HI-Way Hose Company is 3.7% of Erie County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,125 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Madison Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Madison Township Fire Department, OH 42 Hamilton Township Fire Department, OH 42 Dallas Volunteer Fire Department, WV 42 Princeton Fire Territory Fire, IN 42 Sparta Center Volunteer Fire Department, NY 42 Sewanee Volunteer Fire Department, TN 42 Earlville Fire Department, NY 42 Dudley Fire Department, MA 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Perry HI-Way Hose Company have?

Perry HI-Way Hose Company has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,569 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #586 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Perry HI-Way Hose Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Perry HI-Way Hose Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Perry HI-Way Hose Company operate?

Perry HI-Way Hose Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Perry HI-Way Hose Company?

Perry HI-Way Hose Company is a Volunteer department serving Erie 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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