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Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company

Secane, PA · Delaware County. Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 39 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

39
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Pennsylvania average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+11%
vs. Pennsylvania average
5
stations
$1,513,139
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
41/100
Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park 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 F
7.8 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 A
$38,798 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
39 personnel · 5 stations

Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Secane, PA (Delaware County), with 5 stations and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,626 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,513,139.

  • National personnel rank #6,626 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #690 of 1,275
  • 12.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • 58 other listed departments in Delaware County

Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 23074 · Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company, PA 39 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #6,626
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bridgewater
  • FEMA-MID $1.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bridgewater Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Secane, PA
FDID
23074

FEMA Grant History

$1.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-05097 $190,636
2018 EMW2016FH00242 $1,069,643.03
2017 EMW2016FO02290 $252,860

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #690 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,626 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 11% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company is 1.1% 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.

12.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bridgewater Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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

Bridgewater Fire Department, MA 39 Juda Volunteer Fire Department, WI 39 Remington Arms Company Fire Brigade, NY 39 West Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department, WV 39 Garnavillo Fire Department, IA 39 Medfield Fire Department, MA 39 Castorland Fire Department, NY 39 Midway Volunteer Fire Department, WV 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company have?

Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,626 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #690 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company provide EMS services?

Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company 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 Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company operate?

Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company?

Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Delaware County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Primos Secane Westbrook Park Fire Company has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,513,139.03 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2019 (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.

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