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Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department

Canandaigua, NY · Ontario County. Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 12%
national personnel size
+40%
vs. New York average
1
station
$173,334
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
54/100
Cheshire 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
59 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
$2,938 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
59 personnel · 1 station

Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Canandaigua, NY (Ontario County), with 1 station and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,754 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $173,334.

  • National personnel rank #2,754 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #468 of 1,368
  • 1.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Ontario County

Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 35004 · Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department, NY 59 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,754
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Combat Center
  • FEMA-LIGHT $173K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Combat Center Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Canandaigua, NY
FDID
35004

FEMA Grant History

$173K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-06647 $173,334

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #468 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,754 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department is 4.9% 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.

1.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Combat Center Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Canandaigua Fire Rescue
Canandaigua · career
Farmington Volunteer Fire Association
Farmington · volunteer
Fishers Fire District
Victor · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 59 personnel

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

Combat Center Fire Department, CA 59 Lakeside Fire Protection District, CA 59 Perseverance Fire Company, PA 59 Catasauqua Fire Department, PA 59 Ashburnham Fire Department, MA 59 Big Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, KY 59 Llanerch Fire Company, PA 59 Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District, SC 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department have?

Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,754 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #468 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $173,334 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.