Guilderland Center Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Guilderland Center Fire Department

Guilderland Center Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Guilderland Center, within Albany County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 57 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. New York has 2,253 registered fire departments and 95,272 total personnel, averaging roughly 42 staff per department. Guilderland Center Fire Department runs 36% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 113,000 fires, 150 fire deaths, and 64% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.