Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance

Hornell, NY · Steuben County. City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
-24%
vs. New York average
1
station
$989,693
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
75/100
City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance

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 B
32 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
$30,928 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department serving Hornell, NY (Steuben County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,006 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $989,693.

  • National personnel rank #9,006 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,086 of 1,368
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Steuben County

City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 51023 · City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance, NY 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,006
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sturtevant
  • FEMA-MID $990K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sturtevant Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Hornell, NY
FDID
51023

FEMA Grant History

$990K
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2020)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11600 $205,568.3
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02337 $174,385
2016 EMW2015FR00261 $609,740

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,086 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,006 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance is 2.2% of Steuben County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,486 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sturtevant Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 32 personnel

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

Sturtevant Fire Department, WI 32 Wasatch County Fire District - Heber City, UT 32 Western Grove Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 Priceville Fire Department, KY 32 Brunswick Division of Fire, OH 32 Cushing Volunteer Fire Department, WI 32 Kaukauna Fire Department, WI 32 City of Paintsville Fire-Rescue-Emergency Medical Services, KY 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance have?

City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,006 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,086 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance operate?

City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance?

City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department serving Steuben County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance received federal grants?

Yes, City of Hornell Fire Department / City of Hornell Ambulance has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $989,693.3 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

How many fire departments are in New York?

New York has 2,253 fire departments with 95,272 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

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