Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated

Hudson, NY · Columbia County. Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
-40%
vs. New York average
1
station
$167,130
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
42/100
Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated

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 C
25 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 D
$6,685 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Hudson, NY (Columbia County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,184 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $167,130.

  • National personnel rank #13,184 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,212 of 1,368
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Columbia County

Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 59% higher than 41% 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 11007 · Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated, NY 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,184
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oakland Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $167K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oakland Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Hudson, NY
FDID
11007

FEMA Grant History

$167K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO01085 $167,130

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,212 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,184 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated is 2.1% of Columbia County roster mass

The county lists 37 departments totaling 1,209 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 89% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oakland Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Oakland Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Southmont Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Center Fire Protection District, CO 25 Longville Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25 Pillager Area Fire and Rescue, MN 25 Pine River Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25 Wyocena Bureau of Fire, WI 25 Pegram Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated have?

Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,184 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,212 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated operate?

Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated?

Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Columbia County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Churchtown Fire Company Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $167,130 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.