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City of Norwich Fire Department

Norwich, NY · Chenango County. City of Norwich Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 72 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.

72
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Norwich Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the New York average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+71%
vs. New York average
1
station
$391,441
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
61/100
City of Norwich 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
72 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
$5,437 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
72 personnel · 1 station

City of Norwich Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Norwich, NY (Chenango County), with 1 station and 72 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,787 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $391,441.

  • National personnel rank #1,787 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #301 of 1,368
  • 1.39 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Chenango County

City of Norwich Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

72 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 09011 · City of Norwich Fire Department, NY 72 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 72
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,787
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yukon Fire
  • FEMA-LIGHT $391K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Yukon Fire, OK (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Norwich, NY
FDID
09011

FEMA Grant History

$391K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO01502 $225,334
2016 EMW2014FH00412 $166,107

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How City of Norwich Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #301 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,787 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 71% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

City of Norwich Fire Department is 8.2% of Chenango County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 877 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.39 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 72 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Yukon Fire, OK (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 72 personnel

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

Yukon Fire, OK 72 City of Salisbury Fire Department, NC 72 Florence Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY 72 City of Orange Township Fire Department, NJ 72 Hacks Point Fire Company, MD 72 Ridgefield Fire Department, CT 72 Clio Area Fire Department, MI 72 Osage Beach Fire Protection District, MO 72

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Norwich Fire Department have?

City of Norwich Fire Department has 72 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 71% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,787 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #301 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does City of Norwich Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Norwich Fire Department operate?

City of Norwich Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Norwich Fire Department?

City of Norwich Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chenango County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Norwich Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Norwich Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $391,441 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.