Department profile

Volunteer

Union Fire Company of Bethel

Bethel, PA · Berks County. Union Fire Company of Bethel is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Union Fire Company of Bethel pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Pennsylvania average
1
station
$386,108
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Union Fire Company of Bethel

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 B
30 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$12,870 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Union Fire Company of Bethel is a Volunteer department serving Bethel, PA (Berks County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,808 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $386,108.

  • National personnel rank #10,808 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #964 of 1,275
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 46 other listed departments in Berks County

Union Fire Company of Bethel vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 06054 · Union Fire Company of Bethel, PA 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,808
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mondovi
  • FEMA-LIGHT $386K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mondovi Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Bethel, PA
FDID
06054

FEMA Grant History

$386K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01622 $3,250
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00280 $200,000
2015 EMW2014FO00730 $182,858

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Union Fire Company of Bethel's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #964 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,808 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Union Fire Company of Bethel is 1.1% of Berks County roster mass

The county lists 73 departments totaling 2,857 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 10% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mondovi Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Bally · volunteer
Bernville Community Fire Company
Bernville · volunteer
Community Fire Company - Fritztown
Sinking Spring · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Mondovi Fire Department, WI 30 Colusa Fire Department, CA 30 Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Huntersville Volunteer Fire Department, NC 30 Morse Bluff Volunteer Fire Department, NE 30 Newhall Fire Department, IA 30 Mead Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NE 30 New Bremen Fire Department, OH 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Union Fire Company of Bethel have?

Union Fire Company of Bethel has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,808 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #964 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Union Fire Company of Bethel provide EMS services?

Union Fire Company of Bethel is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Union Fire Company of Bethel operate?

Union Fire Company of Bethel operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Union Fire Company of Bethel?

Union Fire Company of Bethel is a Volunteer department serving Berks County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Union Fire Company of Bethel received federal grants?

Yes, Union Fire Company of Bethel has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $386,108 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2019 (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.