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Abington Fire Company (2010)

Type added 11/14/10

from Bob Connison

from David Dohan

from Jeff Lawson

Yes

Avondale Fire Company (2008)

Type added 6/25/08

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

from Jordan Irazabal

Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company

Type added 2/25/18

Plates in use as of 10/28/18.

from Jordan Irazabal

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from Tom Perri

Berwyn Fire Company (2006)

VisitPA base. Type added 12/4/06

from Vincent Miller

from Brayden Harnish

With small map outline replacing sticker well. Update added 3/18/2018

from Tom Perri

Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company  (2014-15)

Type added 8/4/13, active plates 4/15.

from Nick Santiago

from Nick Santiago

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from Nick Santiago

Big Run Area Volunteer Fire Company (2022)

Type added 3/6/22.

Image needed

Birdsboro Union Fire Department  (2014?)

Type added 5/11/14

from Tom Perri

& Jordan Irazabal

Blue Knights Int'l Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club (2012)

Type added 12/23/12

from Jordan Irazabal

from their website

from Brendan Sherry

from Jeff Lawson

Up to 5 characters permitted.  With map outline.

from Mike Natale

 Blue Knights Int'l Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club (Motorcycle) (2021)

Type added 12/12/21

Image needed

Prototype needed

Yes

Up to 4 characters permitted.

from Mike Natale

Brookhaven Fire Co. No. 1 (2009)

VisitPA base.  Type added 1/15/09

from Jay Hughes

With small map outline replacing sticker well. Update added 3/18/2018

from Tom Perri

Brookline Fire Company (2006)

Type added 12/12/06

from Tom Perri

Cetronia Ambulance Corps (2007)

Type added 10/31/07

from Bruce Bufalini

from Steve Ondik

Citizens Hose Fire Company No. 1(2019)

Type added 6/23/19, plates in use as of 3/27/22.

from Brayden Harnish

Prototype unavailable

Yes

Colonial Park Fire Company#1 (2009)

Type added 12/14/09

from Brandon Sowers via Jordan Irazabal

from Tom Perri

Commonwealth Constables Association (2015)

Type added 12/6/15.

Active plates 9/25/16.

from Nick Tsilakis

from Bill Ceravola

from John Clark

Community LifeTeam EMS  (2014-15)

Type added 8/24/14

Active tag as of 2/2015

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

Concordville Fire and Protective Association (2007)

Type added 10/25/07

from Jordan Irazabal

Conshohocken Fire Company No. 2 (2014)

Type added 5/11/14

from Jordan Irazabal

& Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

Crystal Fire Department (2022)

Type added 3/6/22.

Delaware Co Fallen Firefighter & EMS Memorial Com (2013)

Full name: Delaware County Fallen Firefighter and EMS Memorial Committee

Type added 1/6/13

from Jordan Irazabal

from Jordan Irazabal

from Tom Perri

from Jay Hughes

No sticker well.  Variation documented 9/28/18.

from Tom Perri

from Jordan Irazabal

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from John Anshant

East Allen Twp. Vol. Fire Dept. (2010)

Type posted 5/9/10

Plate 20039E/A issues 9/2018.

First conceptual image

Ptototype

Sample

Yes

Format added 9/16/2018.  No sticker well.

East Brandywine Fire Company (2017)

Type added 7/30/2017

from Tom Perri

Eastern Berks Fire Department (2015)

Type added 8/9/2015

Active tag as of 10/2015

from Tom Perri

from Eastern Berks FD

Eddington Fire Company (2021)

Type added 12/12/2021.  As of 7/31/22,

4 plates issued

Edge Hill Fire Company (2019)

Type added 6/23/19, first image 8/18/19

from Tom Perri

from Matt Ciecka

00008^E/H

from Richard Than

Prototype unavailable

Yes

Emergency Medical Services (1985)

Original yellow on blue series, embossed graphic, organization name and state.  Replaced by www base on 6/20/2001.

from Brendan Sherry

unknown source

from Sarge

On www base with embossed logo and tag line.  This series consisted of previous base numbers reissued on the www base.

from Brendan Sherry

from Jeff Lawson

This series consists of plates issued since the re-plating, and shows a jump in plate numbers leaving a block of numbers skipped.

from Tom Perri

On visitPA base with embossed graphic and organization name. Revised design first seen 5/2009.

from Bruce Bufalini

Yes, but not confirmed

With new flat screened logo and legend.  With map outline.

from Justin Chobirko

Enterprise Fire Company (2012)

Type added 1/29/12.

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

Eureka Volunteer Fire and Ambulance (2017)

Type added 10/8/17

Plates in use 3/26/18

from Arthur Levine

from Arthur Levine

from Tom Perri

Exeter Twp Fire Department (2013)

Type added 1/6/13

from Jordan Irazabal

& Tom Perri

from Jeff Hinkle

from Jordan Irazabal

& Tom Perri

Fairview Township Fire Dept. (2017)

Plates in use 3/26/18

from Arthur Levine

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from Nick Tsilakis

Fearnots Volunteer Fire Company (2010)

Type added 7/25/10

Yes

Fire Fighter including vanities (1983)

Original yellow on blue series, embossed graphic, organization name and state. This was the first special organizational plate issued by Pennsylvania in 1983.  Replaced by www base on 9/1/1999.

Sample 1, The PENNSYLVANIA upper tag legend, FIRE FIGHTER lower tag legend, no sticker well.  Sample matches issued plate.

Sample 2, FIRE FIGHTER upper tag legend, PENNSYLVANIA lower tag legend, sticker well lower left, color combination does not reflect any issued plate.

Sample 3, KEYSTONE STATE upper tag legend, PENNSYLVANIA lower tag legend, sticker well lower left, does not reflect any issued plate.

from George Kunsman

from Worthpoint

source eBay?

from Clayton Moore

from George Kunsman

from George Kunsman

 Sample 1

 Sample 2

 Sample 3

 Unknown

Yes, but very soon thereafter, the option for a vanity plate was withdrawn.  See section 2A below.

Personalized plates were offered early on for a short period then discontinued.  Vehicles that were issued such plates were permitted keep them and those plates that were eligible for reissue got new plates on the www base

from pl8s.com

from pl8s.com

On www base with embossed logo and tag line.  This series consisted of a new a number series reissued to previous holders.  This series was also issued to new users.

from Tom Perri

No accurate sample were issued.

FF + 1 to 5 characters, 1 dash or space permitted.  Personalized plates were offered early on for a short period then discontinued.  Those issued such plates were permitted keep them and those that were eligible for reissue got new plates on the www base.

from Nick Tsilakis

from Nick Tsilakis

from Nick Tsilakis

from Jordan Irazabal

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

& Jordan Irazabal

from Bruce Bufalini

from Richard Dragon 

These were a carry-overs from the earliest plates and were reissued on a number for number basis on the www base.

It appears that in preparation for transitioning to the visitPA base, a short run of plates was issued with the smaller logo and narrower legend dies.

See note above at Format 2A.

On visitPA base with embossed graphic and organization name.  New base first seen mid-2005.

from Jordan Irazabal

from Ryan Battin

See note above at Format 2A.

It appears that after the previous series reached FF38699, the series switched from embossed to flat screening of the Maltese Cross and the words FIRE FIGHTER.  Still has sticker well.

from Daniel Imperial

from Brandon Sowers

from Bruce Bufalini

from Jordan Irazabal

from Jordan Irazabal

from Bruce Bufalini

from Mike Alfonse

from John Clark

Image added 10/16

Yes, but not confirmed 

Up to 5 characters permitted.

Image needed

Flourtown Fire Company (2008)

Type added 5/21/08

from Jeff Lawson

Fraternal Association of Professional Paramedics (2015)

With sticker well, type added 11/1/15

Plates in use 1/17/16.

from Bruce Sakson

from Bruce Bufalini

Yes

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from Tom Perri

from Bruce Bufalini

Fraternal Order of Police (1987)

Original yellow on blue series, embossed graphic, organization name and state.  Replaced by www base on 10/3/2001.

from Devan Ciemiewicz.

from Clayton Moore

On www base with embossed logo and tag line.  This series consisted of previous base numbers reissued on the www base.

from Bill Ceravola

from Bruce Bufalini

This series consists of plates issued since the re-plating, and shows a jump in plate numbers leaving a block of numbers skipped.

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

It appears that prior to transitioning to the color graphic visitPA base, a short run of plates was issued on the visitPA base while retaining the original embossed logo and legend.

On visitPA base with flat screened color graphic and tag line.  Redesigned plate is on the street as of mid-2005.

from Jordan Irazabal

from Jordan Irazabal

Yes

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from Nick Tsilakis

Similar design, sticker well has been removed and no map outline.

Logo attached after market

from Jordan Irazabal

Mid -2017, similar design, but sticker well has been removed and the outline of a small Pennsylvania map has been put it its place.

from Ryan Battin

from Jordan Irazabal

from Preston Turner

via paplates.com

from Tom Perri

Up to 5 characters.  Small Pennsylvania map in place of sticker well.

from Bruce Bufalini

from Bruce Bufalini

from Jeff Lawson

from Brendan Sherry

Image added 9/11

FAKE

from Tom Perri

Fraternal Order of Police (Motorcycle) (2021)

Type added 12/12/21.  Plates in use as of 4/3/22.

Plates in use.

Prototype needed

Yes

Fraternal Order of Police-Survivor (2012)

Type added 7/15/12

from Bruce Bufalini

from Bruce Bufalini

from Bruce Bufalini

FOP's website via Tom Perri

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from Tom Perri

from Steve Ondik

Friendship Fire Company of Bressler (2016)

Type added 10/23/16

Plates in use by mid-December '16.

from Tom Perri

Friendship Hook, Ladder, Hose & Ambulance (2009)

Type added 1/25/09

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

from  Steve Ondik

from Mike Alfonse

Yes

Gettysburg Fire Department (2013)

Type added 1/6/13

from Bill Ceravola

from Tom Perri 

& Jordan Irazabal

Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue Company (2012)

Type added 10/14/12

from Tom Perri

Gladwyne Fire Company (2005)

Type added 12/6/05

from Tom Perri

from Jordan Irazabal 

Good Intent Fire Company #1 (2008)

Type added 9/25/08

from Tom Perri

Goshen Fire Company (2006)

Type added 12/15/06

from Tom Perri

This is a replacement plate that was reissued due to peeling, and was issued with the same number.

from Ryan Battin

Greenfield Twp VFC of Lackawanna County (2008)

Type added 6/22/08

from Tom Perri

from John Kerestes

Hampden Township Volunteer Fire Company (2006)

Type added 12/11/2006

from Nick Tsilakis

from Tom Perri

Harleysville Community Fire Co. (2009)

Type added 2/2/09

from Jared Landis

from Jordan Irazabal 

Harmonville Fire Company No. 1 (2011)

Type added 8/21/2011

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

Hartsville Fire Company (2009)

Type added 1/20/2009

from Jordan Irazabal 

& Tom Perri

Horsham Fire Company No. 1 (2013)

Type added 3/17/2013

Plates issued about 6/30/13

from Tom Perri

Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company No. 1

Type added 5/28/17, first image 8/16/17

from Tom Perri

Prototype image not yet available

Ingomar Vol. Fire Co. No. 2 (2008)

Type added 10/13/2008

from Brendan Sherry

International Association of Fire Fighters (1993)

Original yellow on blue series, embossed graphic, organization name and state.  Replaced by www base on 6/27/2001.

from Clayton Moore

On www base with embossed logo and tag line.  This series consisted of previous base numbers reissued on the www base.

from Devan Ciemiewicz

from George Kunsman

from Devan Ciemiewicz

This series consists of plates issued since the re-plating, and shows a jump in plate numbers leaving a block of numbers skipped.

Plate on upper right has unusual colored logo and tag line, most likely done by owner.

No

to ≥06384

On visitPA base with flat screened color graphic and tag line.  Redesigned plates were on the street as of mid-2005.

from Nick Tsilakis

from Brendan Sherry

from Jordan Irazabal

from Jordan Irazabal

Yes 

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from Arthur Levine

No sticker well. 8/2/17

from Tom Perri

Yes 

Up to 5 characters permitted.  Without sticker well. Update added 4/22/2018

from Bruce Bufalini

Up to 5 characters permitted.  With small map outline replacing sticker well. Update added 4/22/2018

from Jordan Irazabal

Yes 

With map outline.  3/3/19.

 International Association of Fire Fighters - Motorcycle (2020)

Type added 3/29/20

Image needed

Image added 9/4

from PennDOT

Yes

Jefferson Fire Company (2010)

Type added 1/22/10

from Tom Perri

from Colin M.

Kuhl Hose Co. Inc (2015)

Type added 9/13/15, plates active ~ 3/2016

from Tom Perri

& Jordan Irazabal

Lancaster Twp. Fire Dept. (2012)

Type added 6/17/12

from Eric Conner

from Tom Perri

Lansdowne Fire Company (2009) 

Type added 2/2/09

from Jordan Irazabal

from Tom Perri

Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Company No 1 (2011)

Type added 7/31/11.  Moved to active 12/11/11. 

from Tom Perri

from Tom Gehringer

Limerick Fire Company (2007) / Limerick Fire Department (2021)

Type added 6/28/07.  Station 54.

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

Name change to Limerick Fire Department, new logo with station 51 & map outline. Changes added 2/14/21.

from Mike Alfonse

from Mike Alfonse

Linglestown Fire Co. #1 (2008)

Type added 10/21/2008

from Nick Tsilakis

With map outline.

from Zachary Bent

Lower Frederick Fire Company (2011)

Type added 8/21/2011

from Steve Ondik

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

Lower Macungie Fire Department (2012)

Type added 1/29/12

from Tom Perri

& Jordan Irazabal

from Steve Ondik

from Tom Perri

& Jordan Irazabal

Malvern Fire Company (2008)

Type added 4/8/08

from John Clark

from Tom Perri

from Colin M.

Marshalls Creek Fire Company (2022)

Type added 7/31/22.  Plates not in use yet.

McDonald Volunteer Fire Company (2012)

Type added 1/29/12

from Tom Perri

from Brendan Sherry

from Brendan Sherry

Midway Volunteer Fire Company (2009)

Type added 2/8/09

from Tom Perri

& Jordan Irazabal

from Tom Perri

Millersburg Fire Company (2009)

Type added 5/3/09

Monroeville Vol Fire Dept (2011)

Type added 8/21/11

from Tom Perri

from Brendan Sherry

from Bruce Bufalini

Mt Penn Fire Co (2011)

Type added 8/21/11

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Type added 5/11/14

Plates not yet

in use

National Police Defense Foundation (2010)

Type added 11/28/10

from Tom Perri

from John Clark

Image added 10/16

Yes

Up to 5 characters permitted.

from Arthur Levine

No sticker well.

from Tom Perri

With map outline.  Variation added 3/14/21

from Richard Than

Newtown Fire Association (2015)

Type added 11/1/15, plates active ~ 3/2016

from Jordan Irazabal

from Jordan Irazabal

North Penn Vol. Fire Co. (2010)

Type added 9/26/10

from Tom Perri

from Jordan Irazabal

and Tom Perri

from Richard Than

North Strabane Fire Department (2017)

Type added 12/17/17

First image posted 8/25/19

John Fedorchak

Northampton Fire Department (2015)

Type moved to active 4/5/15

from Tom Perri

Looks to be without a sticker well.

from Jaska Börner

Up to 5 characters permitted.

Northampton Township Volunteer Fire Company (2012)

Type added 1/29/12

from Tom Perri

from Ryan Battin

Norwood Fire Company (2009)

Type added 2/8/09

from Tom Perri

Oakmont Fire Company (2007)

Type added 1/14/07

from Tom Perri

Oreland Volunteer Fire Company (2012)

Type added 10/14/12

from Tom Perri

Penn Wynn Overbrook Hills Fire Company (2012)

Type added 7/29/12 but not listed on PennDOT list at the time.

from Tom Perri

from Davis Gray

from Tom Perri

Pennsylvania Career Fire Chiefs Association (2020)

Type added 7/19/20

17 plates in use as of 4/18/21

from John Clark

Prototype image needed

Up to 5 characters permitted.

Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Constables (2016)

Type added 12/18/16

1 active plate as of 4/2017.

from their website

via Tom Perri

from Nick Tsilakis

Perseverance Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 (2012)

Type added 1/29/12

from Tom Perri

from Tom Perri

Philadelphia Centurions Motorcycle Club

Type added 5/28/17

Plates in use as of 10/28/18

from Richard Than

Phil Wenrich Facebook via Bill Houser

Philadelphia Fire Fighters' Union (2005)

Type added 6/7/2005, moved to active plate 7/8/05.