Department profile

Volunteer

Bath Volunteer Fire Department

Bath, NY · Steuben County. Bath Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 78 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

78
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bath Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the New York average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+86%
vs. New York average
1
station
$262,590
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
57/100
Bath 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 A
78 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 F
$3,367 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
78 personnel · 1 station

Bath Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bath, NY (Steuben County), with 1 station and 78 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,544 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $262,590.

  • National personnel rank #1,544 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #261 of 1,368
  • 1.28 stations per 100 personnel
  • 44 other listed departments in Steuben County

Bath Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

78 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 51005 · Bath Volunteer Fire Department, NY 78 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 78
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,544
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Vacaville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $263K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Vacaville Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Bath, NY
FDID
51005

FEMA Grant History

$263K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO01368 $262,590

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Bath Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #261 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,544 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 86% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Bath Volunteer Fire Department is 5.2% of Steuben County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,486 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.28 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 78 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Vacaville Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Canisteo Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 78 personnel

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

Vacaville Fire Department, CA 78 Laurel Fire Department Incorporated, DE 78 Pierre Fire Department, SD 78 Airville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 78 Concordville Fire and Protective Association, PA 78 Woodbury Fire Department - Radio, MN 78 Jasper Volunteer Fire Department, IN 78 Pepperell Fire Department, MA 78

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bath Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bath Volunteer Fire Department has 78 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 86% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,544 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #261 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Bath Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Bath 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 Bath Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bath Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bath Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Bath Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bath Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $262,590 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.