Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Perseverance Fire Company

Jonestown, PA · Lebanon County. Perseverance Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 12%
national personnel size
+69%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
93/100
Perseverance 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
59 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
59 personnel · 1 station

Perseverance Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Jonestown, PA (Lebanon County), with 1 station and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,790 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,790 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #286 of 1,275
  • 1.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 30 other listed departments in Lebanon County

Perseverance Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 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 38010 · Perseverance Fire Company, PA 59 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,790
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lakeside Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lakeside Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
Jonestown, PA
FDID
38010

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Perseverance Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #286 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,790 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 69% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Perseverance Fire Company is 5.7% of Lebanon County roster mass

The county lists 43 departments totaling 1,037 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lakeside Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bellegrove Volunteer Fire Company
Annville · volunteer
Camp Strause Fire Company
Fredericksburg · other
Chemical Fire Company
Lebanon · other
Friendship Fire Company
Lebanon · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 59 personnel

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

Lakeside Fire Protection District, CA 59 Combat Center Fire Department, CA 59 Continental Village Volunteer Fire Department, NY 59 Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department, NY 59 Middleport Fire Company Incorporated, NY 59 Greece Lake Shore Fire Department, NY 59 Ashburnham Fire Department, MA 59 Payson Fire Department, UT 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Perseverance Fire Company have?

Perseverance Fire Company has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 69% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,790 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #286 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Perseverance Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Perseverance Fire Company operate?

Perseverance Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Perseverance Fire Company?

Perseverance Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Lebanon 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.