Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters

Cheektowaga, NY · Erie County. Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters is a Career (Paid) 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

Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters 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
Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters

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

Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters is a Career (Paid) department serving Cheektowaga, NY (Erie 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 #6,044 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,044 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #889 of 1,368
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 99 other listed departments in Erie County

Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters 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 15211 · Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters, NY 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,044
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jesup
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jesup Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Cheektowaga, NY
FDID
15211

Staffing vs the New York average

How Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #889 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,044 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

Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters is 0.7% of Erie County roster mass

The county lists 128 departments totaling 6,117 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Jesup Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Akron Volunteer Fire Company
Akron · volunteer
Angola Volunteer Fire Company
Angola · volunteer
Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department
Cheektowaga · other
Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department
Blasdell · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 40 personnel

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

Jesup Fire Department, GA 40 West Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 40 Brick Township Fire Department / Breton Woods Fire Company, NJ 40 Ronan Volunteer Fire Department, MT 40 Stoneham Fire Department, MA 40 Beachwood Fire Department, OH 40 Brook Park Fire Department, OH 40 North Randall Fire Department, OH 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters have?

Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters 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 #6,044 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #889 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters provide EMS services?

Yes, Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters operate?

Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters?

Greater Buffalo International Airport Rescue Firefighters is a Career (Paid) department serving Erie County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.