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Rockledge Fire Company

Rockledge, PA · Montgomery County. Rockledge Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 64 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.

64
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rockledge Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+83%
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
94/100
Rockledge 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
64 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
64 personnel · 1 station

Rockledge Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Rockledge, PA (Montgomery County), with 1 station and 64 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,334 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,334 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #215 of 1,275
  • 1.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 63 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Rockledge Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

64 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 46131 · Rockledge Fire Company, PA 64 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 64
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,334
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Heath
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Heath 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
Rockledge, PA
FDID
46131

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Rockledge Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #215 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,334 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 83% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Rockledge Fire Company is 1.4% of Montgomery County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 4,441 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 49% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 64 roster).

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

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 64 personnel

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

Heath Fire Department, OH 64 LA Place Volunteer Fire Department, LA 64 Sylvania Township Fire Department, OH 64 Eunice Fire Department, LA 64 Rincon Valley Fire Protection District - Bellevue Station, CA 64 Vincennes Township Fire Department, IN 64 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, DE 64 New Lebanon Fire Department, OH 64

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rockledge Fire Company have?

Rockledge Fire Company has 64 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 83% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,334 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #215 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Rockledge Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rockledge Fire Company operate?

Rockledge Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rockledge Fire Company?

Rockledge Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Montgomery 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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