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Border City Fire Department

Geneva, NY · Seneca County. Border City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Border City Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. New York average
2
stations

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Border City 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 B
30 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
60 personnel · 2 stations

Border City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Geneva, NY (Seneca County), with 2 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,562 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,562 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #422 of 1,368
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Seneca County

Border City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 50001 · Border City Fire Department, NY 60 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,562
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kennan-Georgetown…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kennan-Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Geneva, NY
FDID
50001

Staffing vs the New York average

How Border City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #422 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,562 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster geometry

Seneca County HIFLD mix around Border City Fire Department

Seneca County: 17 departments, 530 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 76% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kennan-Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Fayette Volunteer Fire Department
Seneca Falls · volunteer
Interlaken Volunteer Fire Department
Interlaken · volunteer
Junius Fire Department
Clyde · volunteer
Magee Volunteer Fire Department
Seneca Falls · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Kennan-Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department, WI 60 Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, LA 60 Tatamy Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60 Matamoras Fire Department, PA 60 New Boston Fire Department, NH 60 Bloomington Township Department of Fire and Rescue, IN 60 Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire Department, LA 60 Abington Township Fire Department / Edge Hill Fire Company, PA 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Border City Fire Department have?

Border City Fire Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,562 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #422 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Border City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Border City Fire Department operate?

Border City Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Border City Fire Department?

Border City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Seneca 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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