Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

West Shore Bureau of Fire

Lemoyne, PA · Cumberland County. West Shore Bureau of Fire is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

West Shore Bureau of Fire pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+57%
vs. Pennsylvania average
2
stations
$199,119
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
61/100
West Shore Bureau of Fire

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
27.5 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
55 personnel · 2 stations

West Shore Bureau of Fire is a Volunteer department serving Lemoyne, PA (Cumberland County), with 2 stations and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,287 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $199,119.

  • National personnel rank #3,287 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #347 of 1,275
  • 3.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Cumberland County

West Shore Bureau of Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 21013 · West Shore Bureau of Fire, PA 55 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,287
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Canton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $199K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Canton 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Lemoyne, PA
FDID
21013

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-12138 $199,119.05

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How West Shore Bureau of Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #347 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,287 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 57% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

West Shore Bureau of Fire is 4.1% of Cumberland County roster mass

The county lists 36 departments totaling 1,340 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 81% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 55 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

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Mechanicsburg · volunteer
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Lower Allen Township Fire Department
Camp Hill · volunteer
Monroe Fire Company
Mechanicsburg · volunteer
New Cumberland Fire Department
New Cumberland · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Canton Fire Department, MA 55 Decatur County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 55 West Side Volunteer Fire Department, WV 55 Trappe Volunteer Fire Company, MD 55 Acadia-Evangeline Fire Protection District - Central Station, LA 55 Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 Winchester Fire Department Ambulance, NH 55 Cape Vincent Volunteer Fire Department, NY 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Shore Bureau of Fire have?

West Shore Bureau of Fire has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,287 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #347 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does West Shore Bureau of Fire provide EMS services?

Yes, West Shore Bureau of Fire provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does West Shore Bureau of Fire operate?

West Shore Bureau of Fire operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is West Shore Bureau of Fire?

West Shore Bureau of Fire is a Volunteer department serving Cumberland County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has West Shore Bureau of Fire received federal grants?

Yes, West Shore Bureau of Fire has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $199,119.05 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.