Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Downsville Fire District

Downsville, NY · Delaware County. Downsville Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 71 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.

71
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 8%
national personnel size
+69%
vs. New York average
1
station

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
95/100
Downsville Fire District

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
71 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
71 personnel · 1 station

Downsville Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Downsville, NY (Delaware County), with 1 station and 71 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,838 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,838 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #310 of 1,368
  • 1.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Delaware County

Downsville Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

71 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 13010 · Downsville Fire District, NY 71 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 71
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,838
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Enterprise Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Downsville, NY
FDID
13010

Staffing vs the New York average

How Downsville Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #310 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,838 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 69% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Downsville Fire District is 6.5% of Delaware County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 1,094 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 71 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 71 personnel

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

Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department, MS 71 Manning Fire Department, SC 71 City of Weirton Fire Department, WV 71 James Island Public Service District, SC 71 Newtown Fire Association, PA 71 Zachary Fire and Rescue, LA 71 Mint Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NC 71 Harmony Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 71

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Downsville Fire District have?

Downsville Fire District has 71 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 69% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,838 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #310 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Downsville Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Downsville Fire District operate?

Downsville Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Downsville Fire District?

Downsville Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Delaware 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.