Department profile

Volunteer

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department

Potsdam, NY · St Lawrence County. Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. New York average
1
station
$40,500
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
48/100
Hannawa Falls Volunteer 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
42 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$964 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Potsdam, NY (St Lawrence County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,505 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $40,500.

  • National personnel rank #5,505 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #841 of 1,368
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • 41 other listed departments in St Lawrence County

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 45013 · Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department, NY 42 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,505
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Black Creek
  • FEMA-LIGHT $41K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Black Creek Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Potsdam, NY
FDID
45013

FEMA Grant History

$41K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-01736 $40,500

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #841 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,505 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department is 2.6% of St Lawrence County roster mass

The county lists 43 departments totaling 1,598 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 72% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Black Creek Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Black Creek Fire Department, WI 42 Abington Township Fire Department / Abington Fire Company, PA 42 East Greenville Fire Company, PA 42 Riverview Fire Department, SC 42 Ogontz Fire Company, PA 42 Prescott Area Fire and Rescue Department, WI 42 Mountain Fire Department, WI 42 Pickens Volunteer Fire Department, WV 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department have?

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,505 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #841 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department?

Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving St Lawrence County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hannawa Falls Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $40,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in New York?

New York has 2,253 fire departments with 95,272 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

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