Canandaigua Fire Rescue

What This Data Tells You About Canandaigua Fire Rescue

Canandaigua Fire Rescue operates as a Career (Paid) department in Canandaigua, within Ontario County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 30 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. New York has 2,253 registered fire departments and 95,272 total personnel, averaging roughly 42 staff per department. Canandaigua Fire Rescue runs 29% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 113,000 fires, 150 fire deaths, and 64% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.