Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fairview Fire District

Poughkeepsie, NY · Dutchess County. Fairview Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fairview Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 27%
national personnel size
-5%
vs. New York average
1
station
$312,381
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Fairview 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
40 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 D
$7,810 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Fairview Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Poughkeepsie, NY (Dutchess County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,002 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $312,381.

  • National personnel rank #6,002 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #883 of 1,368
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Dutchess County

Fairview Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 27% higher than 73% 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 14009 · Fairview Fire District, NY 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,002
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ascutney Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $312K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ascutney Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+ 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
Poughkeepsie, NY
FDID
14009

FEMA Grant History

$312K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-08109 $312,380.95

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Fairview Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #883 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,002 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Fairview Fire District is 1.8% of Dutchess County roster mass

The county lists 53 departments totaling 2,209 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ascutney Volunteer Fire Department, VT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Beacon Fire Department
Beacon · other
Beekman Volunteer Fire Company
Poughquag · volunteer
Chelsea Fire Company
Chelsea · volunteer
Dutchess County Airport Fire Department
Wappingers Falls · other
Dutchess Junction Fire District
Beacon · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 40 personnel

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

Ascutney Volunteer Fire Department, VT 40 Black Canyon Fire Department, AZ 40 Green Village Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NJ 40 East Hanover Fire Department, NJ 40 Stoneham Fire Department, MA 40 Beachwood Fire Department, OH 40 Brook Park Fire Department, OH 40 North Randall Fire Department, OH 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairview Fire District have?

Fairview Fire District has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,002 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #883 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Fairview Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fairview Fire District operate?

Fairview Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fairview Fire District?

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

Has Fairview Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Fairview Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $312,380.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.