Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Westwood Fire Company

Coatesville, PA · Chester County. Westwood Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Westwood Fire Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Pennsylvania average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+34%
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
90/100
Westwood 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
47 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
47 personnel · 1 station

Westwood Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Coatesville, PA (Chester County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,532 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,532 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #485 of 1,275
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Chester County

Westwood Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 15044 · Westwood Fire Company, PA 47 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,532
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carlsbad
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Carlsbad Fire Department, NM (+ 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
Coatesville, PA
FDID
15044

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Westwood Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #485 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,532 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 34% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster fringe

Westwood Fire Company is 2.7% of Chester County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,719 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 58% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Carlsbad Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Atglen Fire Company
Atglen · volunteer
Berwyn Fire Company
Berwyn · volunteer
Cochranville Fire Company
Cochranville · volunteer
East Brandywine Fire Company
Downingtown · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Carlsbad Fire Department, NM 47 Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue, FL 47 Morristown Fire Department, NJ 47 Florham Park Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 47 Town of Madison Fire Department, WI 47 York Fire and Rescue, NE 47 Fort Lupton Fire Protection District, CO 47 Southeast Weld Fire Protection District, CO 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Westwood Fire Company have?

Westwood Fire Company has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 34% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,532 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #485 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Westwood Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Westwood Fire Company operate?

Westwood Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Westwood Fire Company?

Westwood Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Chester 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.