Department profile

Volunteer

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department

Ausable Forks, NY · Essex County. Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
-36%
vs. New York 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Au Sable Forks 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 C
27 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
27 personnel · 1 station

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ausable Forks, NY (Essex County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,914 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,914 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,185 of 1,368
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Essex County

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 16001 · Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department, NY 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,914
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Collins
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Collins Fire Department, MS (+ 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 NY department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ausable Forks, NY
FDID
16001

Staffing vs the New York average

How Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,185 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,914 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 36% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department is 3.1% of Essex County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 867 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Collins Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

City of Collins Fire Department, MS 27 Parkland Fire Department, WI 27 Superior Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 27 Long Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TN 27 Second District Volunteer Fire Department, KY 27 Alamo West Fire Rescue, NM 27 Leetonia Fire Department, OH 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department have?

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,914 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,185 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Au Sable Forks 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 Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department?

Au Sable Forks Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Essex County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in New York?

New York has 2,253 fire departments with 95,272 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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