Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station

Olean, NY · Cattaraugus County. City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+10%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$569,903
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
50/100
City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station

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
23 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 C
$12,389 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
46 personnel · 2 stations

City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Olean, NY (Cattaraugus County), with 2 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,572 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $569,903.

  • National personnel rank #4,572 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #713 of 1,368
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 40 other listed departments in Cattaraugus County

City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 05022 · City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station, NY 46 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,572
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ DE Soto Rural Fir…
  • FEMA-MID $570K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: DE Soto Rural Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Olean, NY
FDID
05022

FEMA Grant History

$570K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00634 $569,903.13

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #713 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,572 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 10% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station is 3.6% of Cattaraugus County roster mass

The county lists 42 departments totaling 1,264 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: DE Soto Rural Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cattaraugus Volunteer Fire District
Cattaraugus · volunteer
City of Salamanca Fire Department
Salamanca · career
Conewango Fire Department
Conewango Valley · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 46 personnel

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

DE Soto Rural Fire Protection District, MO 46 Bordelonville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 46 Alcoa Fire Department, TN 46 Harrison Fire Department, AR 46 Boulder City Fire Department, NV 46 Maplewood Fire Department, NJ 46 Fort Payne Fire and Rescue, AL 46 Elida Community Fire Company Incorporated, OH 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station have?

City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,572 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #713 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station operate?

City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station?

City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Cattaraugus County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station received federal grants?

Yes, City of Olean Fire Buildings and Emergency Services - Central Station has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $569,903.13 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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