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Averill Park Fire Department

Averill Park, NY · Rensselaer County. Averill Park Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 104 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

104
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Averill Park Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+148%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
100/100
Averill Park 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 A
104 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
104 personnel · 1 station

Averill Park Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Averill Park, NY (Rensselaer County), with 1 station and 104 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #858 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #858 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #143 of 1,368
  • 0.96 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Rensselaer County

Averill Park Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

104 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 42001 · Averill Park Fire Department, NY 104 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 104
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #858
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Red River Fire Pa…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Red River Fire Parish Wide Fire Protection District, LA (+ 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
Averill Park, NY
FDID
42001

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW2008FF00223 $-17,561

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Averill Park Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #143 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #858 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 148% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Averill Park Fire Department is 5.5% of Rensselaer County roster mass

The county lists 51 departments totaling 1,899 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 71% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

0.96 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 104 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Red River Fire Parish Wide Fire Protection District, LA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 104 personnel

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

Red River Fire Parish Wide Fire Protection District, LA 104 Midwest City Fire Department, OK 104 Rochester Fire Department, MN 104 City of Downey Fire Department, CA 104 Berwyn Fire Company, PA 104 Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated, VA 104 Gordon County Fire Department, GA 104 Carroll County Fire Department, MD 104

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Averill Park Fire Department have?

Averill Park Fire Department has 104 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 148% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #858 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #143 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Averill Park Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Averill Park Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Averill Park Fire Department operate?

Averill Park Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Averill Park Fire Department?

Averill Park Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rensselaer County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Averill Park Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Averill Park Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-17,561 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.