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Fredonia Fire Department

Fredonia, NY · Chautauqua County. Fredonia Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 131 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.

131
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fredonia Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+212%
vs. New York average
1
station
$220,000
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Fredonia 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
131 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 F
$1,679 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
131 personnel · 1 station

Fredonia Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fredonia, NY (Chautauqua County), with 1 station and 131 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #551 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $220,000.

  • National personnel rank #551 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #78 of 1,368
  • 0.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 38 other listed departments in Chautauqua County

Fredonia Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

131 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 07019 · Fredonia Fire Department, NY 131 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 131
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #551
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Johnson County Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $220K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Johnson County Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Fredonia, NY
FDID
07019

FEMA Grant History

$220K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2020)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-16507 $220,000
2013 EMW2012FH00709 $-1,312,992
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0070 $1,312,992

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Fredonia Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #78 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #551 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 212% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Fredonia Fire Department is 6.6% of Chautauqua County roster mass

The county lists 49 departments totaling 1,973 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 98% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

0.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 131 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Johnson County Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 131 personnel

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

Johnson County Fire Protection District, MO 131 Deerfield Beach Fire Rescue, FL 131 Woonsocket Fire Department, RI 131 Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue, GA 131 Southwest Polk County Rural Fire Protection District, OR 131 Worth County Fire and Rescue Department, GA 131 Giles County Fire and Rescue Squad - Pulaski, TN 131 Knoxville-Deerfield Volunteer Fire Company, PA 131

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fredonia Fire Department have?

Fredonia Fire Department has 131 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 212% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #551 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #78 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Fredonia Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fredonia Fire Department operate?

Fredonia Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fredonia Fire Department?

Fredonia Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chautauqua County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Fredonia Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fredonia Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $220,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.