Enfield Volunteer Fire Company

What This Data Tells You About Enfield Volunteer Fire Company

Enfield Volunteer Fire Company operates as a Volunteer department in Ithaca, within Tompkins County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 53 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. New York has 2,253 registered fire departments and 95,272 total personnel, averaging roughly 42 staff per department. Enfield Volunteer Fire Company runs 26% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 113,000 fires, 150 fire deaths, and 64% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Enfield Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-6,763 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.