Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fulton Fire Department

Fulton, NY · Oswego County. Fulton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 30%
national personnel size
-10%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$1,868,526
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Fulton 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 D
19 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
38 personnel · 2 stations

Fulton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fulton, NY (Oswego County), with 2 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,742 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,868,526.

  • National personnel rank #6,742 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #947 of 1,368
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Oswego County

Fulton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 38003 · Fulton Fire Department, NY 38 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fivepointville Fi…
  • FEMA-MID $1.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fivepointville Fire Company, PA (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Fulton, NY
FDID
38003

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00625 $1,062,804.36
2016 EMW2015FV00728 $428,572
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0187 $377,150

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Fulton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #947 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,742 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 10% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Fulton Fire Department is 3.3% of Oswego County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 1,156 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fivepointville Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Altmar Fire Department
Altmar · volunteer
Cody Fire Department
Fulton · volunteer
Constantia Volunteer Fire Department
Constantia · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 38 personnel

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

Fivepointville Fire Company, PA 38 City of Two Rivers Fire Department, WI 38 Saint Francis Fire Department, WI 38 Oak Hill Volunteer Fire Department, LA 38 Steubenville Fire Department - North Street Station, OH 38 Newport Fire Department Ambulance, AR 38 Desoto County Fire and Rescue, FL 38 Placer County Fire Department, CA 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fulton Fire Department have?

Fulton Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,742 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #947 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Fulton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fulton Fire Department operate?

Fulton Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fulton Fire Department?

Fulton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Oswego County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fulton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fulton Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,868,526.36 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.