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Port Trevorton Fire Company

Port Trevorton, PA · Snyder County. Port Trevorton Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 20%
national personnel size
+34%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$179,643
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
54/100
Port Trevorton 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
47 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 F
$3,822 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 1 station

Port Trevorton Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Port Trevorton, PA (Snyder County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,502 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $179,643.

  • National personnel rank #4,502 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #481 of 1,275
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Snyder County

Port Trevorton Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 55060 · Port Trevorton Fire Company, PA 47 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,502
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brown Township Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $180K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Brown Township Fire and Rescue, IN (+ 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
Port Trevorton, PA
FDID
55060

FEMA Grant History

$180K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO06614 $179,643

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Port Trevorton Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #481 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,502 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 34% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster geometry

Snyder County HIFLD mix around Port Trevorton Fire Company

Snyder County: 14 departments, 459 personnel (12 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 93% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Brown Township Fire and Rescue, IN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Brown Township Fire and Rescue, IN 47 Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department, WV 47 Green Country Fire and Rescue, OK 47 Milford Fire Department, NH 47 Elsmere Fire Protection District, KY 47 Camp Robinson Volunteer Fire Department-Dod, AR 47 Red Jacket Volunteer Fire Department, NY 47 Burdett Volunteer Fire Department, NY 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Port Trevorton Fire Company have?

Port Trevorton Fire Company has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 34% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,502 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #481 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Port Trevorton Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Port Trevorton Fire Company operate?

Port Trevorton Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Port Trevorton Fire Company?

Port Trevorton Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Snyder County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Port Trevorton Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Port Trevorton Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $179,643 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.