County profile
Queens County, NY 4 departments
4 HIFLD departments in Queens County, New York - coverage desk and roster table below.
Queens County, NY is a thin HIFLD county book: 4 departments and 131 personnel (#58 of 61 in-state).
- Personnel rank #58 of 61 in New York
- 1.53 stations per 100 personnel
- 52% of roster in Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department
- 4 of 4 depts provide EMS
- 4 of 2,253 New York departments statewide
Fire Departments in Queens County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps Incorporated Broad Channel · EMS | volunteer | 63 |
| Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire and Rescue Breezy Point · EMS | other | - |
| Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department Rockaway Point · EMS | volunteer | 68 |
| West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps Howard Beach · EMS | other | - |
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (4 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 0 career, 2 volunteer, 0 combination (50% volunteer).
1.53 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 131 roster).
Largest book: Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department holds 52% of county personnel (68 of 131).
Photo-finish peer: Choctaw County, AL (+0 personnel).
New York breadth context
- State departments
- 2,253
- Annual fires
- 113,000
- Volunteer %
- 64%
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Queens County, NY? ▼
Queens County, NY has 4 fire departments with available federal data. 2 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #58 of 61 among New York counties with at least one listed department.
Are Queens County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Queens County has a mix: 0 career, 2 volunteer, 0 combination.
How many firefighters serve Queens County? ▼
Queens County has 131 total fire department personnel across 4 departments. The average per department is 33, which is 21% below the New York average.
Does Queens County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes - 4 departments in Queens County provide EMS services.
Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage
Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Queens County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.