Department profile

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Canastota Fire Department

Canastota, NY · Madison County. Canastota Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 92 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.

92
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Canastota Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+119%
vs. New York average
1
station
$1,976,514
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Canastota 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
92 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 B
$21,484 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
92 personnel · 1 station

Canastota Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Canastota, NY (Madison County), with 1 station and 92 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,107 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,976,514.

  • National personnel rank #1,107 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #181 of 1,368
  • 1.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 24 other listed departments in Madison County

Canastota Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

92 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 27003 · Canastota Fire Department, NY 92 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 92
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,107
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fort Ashby Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fort Ashby Volunteer Fire Company, WV (+ 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
Canastota, NY
FDID
27003

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2022)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05339 $679,800
2020 EMW-2020-FG-12008 $428,571.43
2016 EMW2015FV01301 $868,143

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Canastota Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #181 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,107 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 119% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster geometry

Madison County HIFLD mix around Canastota Fire Department

Madison County: 26 departments, 739 personnel (17 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 92 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fort Ashby Volunteer Fire Company, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Cazenovia · volunteer
Chittenango Fire Department
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DE Ruyter Fire Department
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Earlville Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 92 personnel

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

Fort Ashby Volunteer Fire Company, WV 92 Novato Fire Protection District, CA 92 Pine Bluff Fire Department, AR 92 San Bernardino County Fire Department - Victorville Fire Division, CA 92 Mad River Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 92 Oak Cliff Rural Fire Protection, OK 92 Saginaw Charter Township Fire Department 1, MI 92 Hope Valley - Wyoming Fire District, RI 92

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Canastota Fire Department have?

Canastota Fire Department has 92 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 119% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,107 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #181 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Canastota Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Canastota Fire Department operate?

Canastota Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Canastota Fire Department?

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

Has Canastota Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Canastota Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,976,514.43 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.