Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Cortland Fire Department

Cortland, NY · Cortland County. Cortland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 81 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.

81
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 6%
national personnel size
+93%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$2,169,582
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
80/100
Cortland 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
40.5 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 B
$26,785 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
81 personnel · 2 stations

Cortland Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cortland, NY (Cortland County), with 2 stations and 81 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,421 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,169,582.

  • National personnel rank #1,421 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #239 of 1,368
  • 2.47 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Cortland County

Cortland Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

81 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 12002 · Cortland Fire Department, NY 81 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 81
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,421
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Town of Dover
  • FEMA-MID $2.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Town of Dover Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Cortland, NY
FDID
12002

FEMA Grant History

$2.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2022)
6
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-06809 $574,545.45
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01621 $843,840
2021 EMW-2021-FG-03550 $364,721.9
2017 EMW2016FV00424 $190,477
2015 EMW2014FR00038 $211,964
2011 EMW2010FF00265 $-15,966

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Cortland Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #239 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,421 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 93% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Cortland County

County mix is mostly volunteer (10 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.47 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 81 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Town of Dover Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cincinnatus Emergency Squad
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Cincinnatus Fire Department
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Cortlandville Fire District
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Cortlandville Fire District
Cortland · volunteer
Cuyler Fire Department
Cuyler · other
Harford Fire Department
Harford · volunteer
Homer Fire Department
Homer · volunteer
Marathon Volunteer Fire Department
Marathon · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 81 personnel

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

Town of Dover Fire Department, NJ 81 Bay Leaf Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 81 North Platte Fire Department, NE 81 Haddam Volunteer Fire Department, CT 81 Chapel Hill Fire Department, NC 81 Town of Palm Beach Fire Rescue, FL 81 Lakewood Fire Department, OH 81 Ashwaubenon Department of Public Safety, WI 81

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cortland Fire Department have?

Cortland Fire Department has 81 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 93% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,421 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #239 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Cortland Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cortland Fire Department operate?

Cortland Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cortland Fire Department?

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

Has Cortland Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cortland Fire Department has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $2,169,582.35 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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