Reading Fire and Rescue Keystone - Neversank Fire Company

What This Data Tells You About Reading Fire and Rescue Keystone - Neversank Fire Company

Reading Fire and Rescue Keystone - Neversank Fire Company operates as a fire department in Reading, within Berks County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Pennsylvania has 2,427 registered fire departments and 85,879 total personnel, averaging roughly 35 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 73,800 fires, 115 fire deaths, and 67% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Reading Fire and Rescue Keystone - Neversank Fire Company has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $872,157.73 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.