County profile

St Lawrence County, NY 42 departments

Name: St Lawrence, NY Fire Department Data
Creator: PlainFireData
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for St Lawrence County, part of New York.

Reviewed by PlainFireData Editorial, Fire Department Intelligence Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Departments

1,598

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in St Lawrence County

All fire departments in St Lawrence County, NY with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
BRASHER WINTHROP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Winthrop · EMS	volunteer	60	1
BRIER HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Ogdensburg · EMS	volunteer	55	1
CANTON FIRE AND RESCUE Canton · EMS	volunteer	80	1
COLTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Colton · EMS	other	—	—
CRANBERRY LAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Cranberry Lake · EMS	other	—	—
DEGRASSE CLARE AND SOUTH RUSSELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Russell · EMS	volunteer	25	1
DEKALB JUNCTION VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Dekalb Junction	volunteer	40	1
DEKALB-RICHVILLE FIRE DISTRICT Richville · EMS	volunteer	35	1
EDWARDS FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE SQUAD Edwards · EMS	volunteer	50	1
FINE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Fine · EMS	volunteer	15	1
GOUVERNEUR FIRE DEPARTMENT Gouverneur · EMS	volunteer	60	1
HAMMOND FIRE AND RESCUE Hammond · EMS	volunteer	45	1
HANNAWA FALLS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Potsdam	volunteer	42	1
HELENA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Brasher Falls · EMS	volunteer	38	1
HERMON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Hermon · EMS	volunteer	20	1
HEUVELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Heuvelton · EMS	volunteer	31	1
HOPKINTON-FORT JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT Hopkinton	volunteer	34	1
LAWRENCEVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT North Lawrence · EMS	volunteer	29	1
LISBON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Lisbon · EMS	volunteer	56	1
LOUISVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Massena · EMS	volunteer	54	2
MADRID VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Madrid	volunteer	37	1
MASSENA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Massena · EMS	volunteer	72	1
MORLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Canton · EMS	volunteer	48	1
MORRISTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Morristown · EMS	volunteer	45	1
NEWTON FALLS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Newton Falls · EMS	other	—	—
NICHOLVILLE FIRE COMPANY Nicholville	volunteer	25	1
NORFOLK FIRE DEPARTMENT Norfolk	volunteer	65	3
NORTH LAWRENCE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT North Lawrence	other	—	—
NORWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Norwood	volunteer	55	1
OGDENSBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT Ogdensburg · EMS	career	31	1
PARISHVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Potsdam · EMS	volunteer	65	2
PARISHVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Parishville · EMS	other	—	—
PIERCEFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT Piercefield · EMS	volunteer	45	1
PIERREPONT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Canton · EMS	volunteer	52	1
POTSDAM FIRE DEPARTMENT Potsdam	volunteer	54	1
PYRITES VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Pyrites	other	—	—
RENSSELAER FALLS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Rensselaer Falls · EMS	volunteer	44	1
RUSSELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Russell · EMS	volunteer	52	1
STAR LAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Star Lake · EMS	volunteer	55	1
WADDINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Waddington	volunteer	38	1
WEST POTSDAM VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCORPORATED Potsdam · EMS	other	—	—
WEST STOCKHOLM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Potsdam · EMS	volunteer	46	1

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for St Lawrence County, NY

St Lawrence County reports 42 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 1,598 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 1 career (paid), 34 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 31 of these departments also provides Emergency Medical Services, meaning the same crews that arrive on a structure fire can often begin patient care on cardiac or trauma calls without waiting for a separate ambulance agency.

Benchmarking the county against its parent state highlights coverage gaps and strengths. New York overall averages roughly 42 personnel per department across 2,253 departments. St Lawrence County averages 38 personnel per department, 10% below the state mean. Lighter staffing per department is common in rural counties where a larger number of small volunteer companies share territory. The state reports about 113,000 fires and 150 fire deaths annually, and 64% of its departments are volunteer-run.

Residents, property owners, and insurance agents can use this profile in several practical ways. A home inside a career or combination department's first-due area typically earns better ISO Public Protection Classification ratings and lower homeowners premiums than one served solely by a distant volunteer station. If the county is heavily volunteer, it is worth checking whether the nearest department has recent FEMA AFG or SAFER grants and whether mutual-aid agreements extend coverage during large incidents. Click into any department below to see its specific personnel count, station footprint, apparatus inventory, EMS status, and FEMA grant history. All figures come from HIFLD Open Data (FEMA/DHS) and USFA published fire statistics; small volunteer departments are sometimes underreported, so treat zero-value fields as missing data rather than absent services.

New York Overview

State departments: 2,253
Annual fires: 113,000
Volunteer %: 64%

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FAQ

How many fire departments are in St Lawrence County, NY? ▼

St Lawrence County, NY has 42 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 34 volunteer,

Does St Lawrence County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes — 31 departments in St Lawrence County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve St Lawrence County? ▼

St Lawrence County has 1,598 total fire department personnel across 42 departments. The average per department is 38, which is 10% below the New York average.

Are St Lawrence County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 34 of 42 departments (81%) in St Lawrence County are volunteer.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFireData Editorial

Source: U.S. Fire Administration — National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Accessed 2026-06-04 NFDR is a voluntary registry; not all departments may be included. Personnel counts include both career and volunteer staff.