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Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department

Chestertown, NY · Warren County. Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 56 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

56
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 13%
national personnel size
+33%
vs. New York average
1
station

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
92/100
Chestertown 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
56 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
56 personnel · 1 station

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chestertown, NY (Warren County), with 1 station and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,977 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,977 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #499 of 1,368
  • 1.79 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in Warren County

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 57005 · Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department, NY 56 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,977
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roy City Fire and…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Roy City Fire and Rescue, UT (+ 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
Chestertown, NY
FDID
57005

Staffing vs the New York average

How Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #499 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,977 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department is 9.2% of Warren County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 608 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 62% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.79 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Roy City Fire and Rescue, UT (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

Roy City Fire and Rescue, UT 56 Okeechobee County Fire Rescue, FL 56 Huber Heights Fire Department, OH 56 East Grand Forks Fire Department, MN 56 Reno Volunteer Fire Department, PA 56 Marengo Fire Department, IA 56 Goodwill Fire Company, PA 56 North Hopewell-Winterstown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department have?

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,977 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #499 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department?

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Warren 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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