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Radnor Fire Company

Wayne, PA · Delaware County. Radnor Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 86 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.

86
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Radnor Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+146%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$306,673
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
58/100
Radnor 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
86 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
$3,566 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
86 personnel · 1 station

Radnor Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Wayne, PA (Delaware County), with 1 station and 86 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,277 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $306,673.

  • National personnel rank #1,277 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #102 of 1,275
  • 1.16 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 58 other listed departments in Delaware County

Radnor Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

86 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 23015 · Radnor Fire Company, PA 86 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 86
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,277
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mifflin Township…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $307K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mifflin Township Division of Fire, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Wayne, PA
FDID
23015

FEMA Grant History

$307K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01357 $306,672.56

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Radnor Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #102 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,277 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 146% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Radnor Fire Company is 2.5% of Delaware County roster mass

The county lists 71 departments totaling 3,474 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 65% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.16 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 86 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mifflin Township Division of Fire, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 86 personnel

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

Mifflin Township Division of Fire, OH 86 Casper Mountain Fire Department, WY 86 Claymont Fire Company, DE 86 City of Beverly Hills Fire Department, CA 86 Lake Placid Volunteer Fire Department, NY 86 North Star Volunteer Fire Department, AK 86 Rombout Fire Company, NY 86 Howells Fire Department, NY 86

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Radnor Fire Company have?

Radnor Fire Company has 86 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 146% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,277 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #102 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Radnor Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Radnor Fire Company operate?

Radnor Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Radnor Fire Company?

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

Has Radnor Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Radnor Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $306,672.56 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.