Department profile

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Benton Volunteer Fire Department

Penn Yan, NY · Yates County. Benton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Benton Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. New York average
1
station
$166,667
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
52/100
Benton 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
42 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 F
$3,968 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

Benton Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Penn Yan, NY (Yates County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,430 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $166,667.

  • National personnel rank #5,430 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #833 of 1,368
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Yates County

Benton Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 62002 · Benton Volunteer Fire Department, NY 42 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,430
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lander Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $167K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lander Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Penn Yan, NY
FDID
62002

FEMA Grant History

$167K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00559 $166,667

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Benton Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #833 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,430 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster geometry

Yates County HIFLD mix around Benton Volunteer Fire Department

Yates County: 11 departments, 394 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 91% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lander Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Lander Volunteer Fire Department, PA 42 Pittsfield Fire Department, NH 42 Henniker Fire and Rescue, NH 42 North Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, TN 42 Villard Volunteer Fire Department, MN 42 Trempealeau Village Fire Department, WI 42 Louisa Fire Department, KY 42 Ada Fire Department, WI 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Benton Volunteer Fire Department have?

Benton Volunteer Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,430 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #833 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Benton Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Benton Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Benton Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Benton Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Benton Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Benton Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $166,667 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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