Department profile

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Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department

Whitehall, PA · Lehigh County. Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 152 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

152
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Pennsylvania average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+334%
vs. Pennsylvania average
5
stations
$375,341
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
40/100
Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department

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
30.4 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 F
$2,469 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
152 personnel · 5 stations

Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Whitehall, PA (Lehigh County), with 5 stations and 152 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #403 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $375,341.

  • National personnel rank #403 of 22,440
  • PA personnel rank #26 of 1,275
  • 3.29 stations per 100 personnel
  • 32 other listed departments in Lehigh County

Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

152 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 39035 · Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 152 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 152
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #403
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bloomington
  • FEMA-LIGHT $375K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bloomington Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Whitehall, PA
FDID
39035

FEMA Grant History

$375K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08529 $375,340.9

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

Staffing vs the Pennsylvania average

How Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Pennsylvania. In-state it ranks #26 of 1,275 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #403 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 334% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
115
PA departments
2,427

County roster geometry

Lehigh County HIFLD mix around Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department

Lehigh County: 42 departments, 1,104 personnel (25 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 69% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.29 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 152 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bloomington Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Alburtis Volunteer Fire Department
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Catasauqua Fire Department
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Cementon Volunteer Fire Company
Whitehall · other
Cetronia Fire Department
Allentown · volunteer
East Side Fire Station
Allentown · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 152 personnel

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

Bloomington Fire Department, MN 152 Attala County Fire Department, MS 152 Madison County Fire Department, KY 152 Orland Fire Protection District, IL 152 Geneva Fire Department - Hydrant Hose Company, NY 153 Greenport Fire Department, NY 151 Vestal Fire Department, NY 153 Town of Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, CT 153

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department have?

Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department has 152 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 334% above the Pennsylvania average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #403 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PA, it ranks #26 of 1,275 by personnel.

Does Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department 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 Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department?

Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lehigh County, PA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Whitehall Township Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $375,340.9 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.