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Copake Fire Department

Copake, NY · Columbia County. Copake Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Copake Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
-2%
vs. New York average
2
stations

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
40/100
Copake 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 C
20.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
41 personnel · 2 stations

Copake Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Copake, NY (Columbia County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,679 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,679 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #855 of 1,368
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Columbia County

Copake Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 11010 · Copake Fire Department, NY 41 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,679
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nottingham Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company, NJ (+ 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
Copake, NY
FDID
11010

Staffing vs the New York average

How Copake Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #855 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,679 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Copake Fire Department is 3.4% 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.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company, NJ (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Chatham Fire Department
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Craryville Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 41 personnel

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

Nottingham Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 41 Mason Valley Fire Protection District, NV 41 Menoher Heights Volunteer Fire Company, PA 41 Grassy Pond Volunteer Fire Department, SC 41 West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department, VT 41 Reedley Fire Department, CA 41 Town of Zebulon Fire Department, NC 41 Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department - Okeana Station, OH 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Copake Fire Department have?

Copake Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 2% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,679 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #855 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Copake Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Copake Fire Department operate?

Copake Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Copake Fire Department?

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

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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