Department profile

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Gordon Heights Fire District

Medford, NY · Suffolk County. Gordon Heights Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 52 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.

52
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gordon Heights Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+24%
vs. New York average
1
station
$297,710
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
Gordon Heights 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
52 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
$5,725 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
52 personnel · 1 station

Gordon Heights Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Medford, NY (Suffolk County), with 1 station and 52 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,577 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $297,710.

  • National personnel rank #3,577 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #585 of 1,368
  • 1.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 120 other listed departments in Suffolk County

Gordon Heights Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

52 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 52D41 · Gordon Heights Fire District, NY 52 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 52
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,577
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Astoria
  • FEMA-LIGHT $298K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Astoria Fire Department, OR (+ 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
Medford, NY
FDID
52D41

FEMA Grant History

$298K
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-00198 $188,809.52
2023 EMW-2023-FF-00392 $108,900
2018 EMW2016FH00525 $0

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Gordon Heights Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #585 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,577 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Gordon Heights Fire District is 0.5% of Suffolk County roster mass

The county lists 170 departments totaling 10,983 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 52 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Astoria Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 52 personnel

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

Astoria Fire Department, OR 52 Bedford Township Fire Protection District, IL 52 Bexar-Bulverde Volunteer Fire Department, TX 52 Cedarville Fire Protection District, IL 52 Effingham Fire Department, IL 52 Kittery Fire Department - Georges Road Station, ME 52 Lake Villa Volunteer Fire Department, IL 52 Little Wabash Fire Protection District, IL 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gordon Heights Fire District have?

Gordon Heights Fire District has 52 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,577 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #585 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Gordon Heights Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gordon Heights Fire District operate?

Gordon Heights Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gordon Heights Fire District?

Gordon Heights Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Suffolk County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Gordon Heights Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Gordon Heights Fire District has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $297,709.52 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.