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Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department

Fort Covington, NY · Franklin County. Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer 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

Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department 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

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
83/100
Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue 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 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
40 personnel · 1 station

Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Fort Covington, NY (Franklin 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 #6,019 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,019 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #887 of 1,368
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Franklin County

Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department 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 17008 · Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NY 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,019
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Curwensville Resc…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Curwensville Rescue Hose and Ladder Fire Company Incorporated, PA (+ 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
Fort Covington, NY
FDID
17008

Staffing vs the New York average

How Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #887 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,019 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

Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is 5.7% of Franklin County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 704 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 75% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Curwensville Rescue Hose and Ladder Fire Company Incorporated, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Curwensville Rescue Hose and Ladder Fire Company Incorporated, PA 40 Clear Lake Fire Department, IA 40 Elmer Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 40 Brady Township Fire Rescue and Ambulance Company Incorporated, PA 40 Lumberport Volunteer Fire Department, WV 40 Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue, VA 40 Carneys Point Fire and Rescue, NJ 40 Nebo Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department have?

Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department 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 #6,019 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #887 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department?

Fort Covington Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Franklin 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.

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