Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Friendship Fire Department

Friendship, NY · Allegany County. Friendship Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 10%
national personnel size
+55%
vs. New York average
1
station
$247,769
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
56/100
Friendship 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
65 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
$3,812 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
65 personnel · 1 station

Friendship Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Friendship, NY (Allegany County), with 1 station and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,205 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $247,769.

  • National personnel rank #2,205 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #366 of 1,368
  • 1.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Allegany County

Friendship Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 02017 · Friendship Fire Department, NY 65 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,205
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Southwest Allen C…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $248K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Southwest Allen County Fire, IN (+ 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
Friendship, NY
FDID
02017

FEMA Grant History

$248K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO01128 $247,769

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Friendship Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #366 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,205 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 55% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Friendship Fire Department is 5.8% of Allegany County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 1,120 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Southwest Allen County Fire, IN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 65 personnel

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

Southwest Allen County Fire, IN 65 Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Company, PA 65 Broughton Volunteer Fire Department, PA 65 Ridge Grove Fire Department, AL 65 Falls Village Volunteer Fire Department, CT 65 Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department, MD 65 Sugarcreek Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 65 Mount Holly Fire District - Relief Fire Engine Company, NJ 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Friendship Fire Department have?

Friendship Fire Department has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 55% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,205 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #366 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Friendship Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Friendship Fire Department operate?

Friendship Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Friendship Fire Department?

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

Has Friendship Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Friendship Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $247,769 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.