Tylersport Volunteer Fire Company

What This Data Tells You About Tylersport Volunteer Fire Company

Tylersport Volunteer Fire Company operates as a Volunteer department in Telford, within Montgomery County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 77 total personnel, 1 station, 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. Tylersport Volunteer Fire Company runs 120% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. 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: Tylersport Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $297,214 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.