Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department

Saratoga Springs, NY · Saratoga County. City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 52 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.

52
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+24%
vs. New York average
1
station
$4,394,663
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
94/100
City of Saratoga Springs 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
52 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 A
$84,513 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
52 personnel · 1 station

City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Saratoga Springs, NY (Saratoga County), with 1 station and 52 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,553 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,394,663.

  • National personnel rank #3,553 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #580 of 1,368
  • 1.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Saratoga County

City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

52 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 46026 · City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department, NY 52 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 52
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,553
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Hanover Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $4.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Hanover Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Saratoga Springs, NY
FDID
46026

FEMA Grant History

$4.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00713 $4,154,523.52
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05649 $240,140.9
2010 EMW2009FH00021 $-1

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #580 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,553 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department is 2.9% of Saratoga County roster mass

The county lists 47 departments totaling 1,821 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 52 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Hanover Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 52 personnel

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

New Hanover Fire Company, PA 52 Bethel Fire Department, SC 52 Waubeka Fire Department, WI 52 Mequon Fire Department, WI 52 Opelousas Fire Department - Central Station, LA 52 LA Mesa Fire District, CA 52 Madison Township Fire Department, IN 52 Lyndon Fire Protection District, KY 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department have?

City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department has 52 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,553 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #580 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department operate?

City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department?

City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Saratoga County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $4,394,663.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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