Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Canandaigua Fire Rescue

Canandaigua, NY · Ontario County. Canandaigua Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Canandaigua Fire Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
-29%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Canandaigua Fire Rescue

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 D
15 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
30 personnel · 2 stations

Canandaigua Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Canandaigua, NY (Ontario County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,951 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,951 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,113 of 1,368
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Ontario County

Canandaigua Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 35002 · Canandaigua Fire Rescue, NY 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,951
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hardin
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hardin Fire Department, AR (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Canandaigua, NY
FDID
35002

Staffing vs the New York average

How Canandaigua Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,113 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,951 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Canandaigua Fire Rescue is 2.5% of Ontario County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 1,194 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 29% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hardin Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department
Canandaigua · volunteer
Farmington Volunteer Fire Association
Farmington · volunteer
Fishers Fire District
Victor · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 30 personnel

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

Hardin Fire Department, AR 30 Markle Volunteer Fire and Rescue Incorporated, IN 30 Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Department, NE 30 Newton Ransom Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, CA 30 Del Mar Fire Department, CA 30 Live Oak Fire Department, FL 30 Gautier Fire Department - Central Station, MS 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Canandaigua Fire Rescue have?

Canandaigua Fire Rescue has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,951 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,113 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Canandaigua Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Canandaigua Fire Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Canandaigua Fire Rescue operate?

Canandaigua Fire Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Canandaigua Fire Rescue?

Canandaigua Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Ontario County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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