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Horseheads Fire Department

Horseheads, NY · Chemung County. Horseheads Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 19%
national personnel size
+14%
vs. New York average
1
station
$351,500
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
63/100
Horseheads 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
48 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
$7,323 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
48 personnel · 1 station

Horseheads Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Horseheads, NY (Chemung County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,282 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $351,500.

  • National personnel rank #4,282 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #689 of 1,368
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Chemung County

Horseheads Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 08010 · Horseheads Fire Department, NY 48 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,282
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hebron Fire Prote…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $352K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hebron Fire Protection District Ambulance Service, KY (+ 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
Horseheads, NY
FDID
08010

FEMA Grant History

$352K
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW-2008-FV-0714 $351,500

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Horseheads Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #689 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,282 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Horseheads Fire Department is 6.8% of Chemung County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 701 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hebron Fire Protection District Ambulance Service, KY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

Hebron Fire Protection District Ambulance Service, KY 48 Jacobs Creek Fire Department, NC 48 Humansville Fire and Rescue, MO 48 Fripp Island Fire Department, SC 48 Shadyside Fire Department, OH 48 Van Vleet Volunteer Fire Department, MS 48 Essex Fire Department, MA 48 Frystown Fire Company, PA 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Horseheads Fire Department have?

Horseheads Fire Department has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,282 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #689 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Horseheads Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Horseheads Fire Department operate?

Horseheads Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Horseheads Fire Department?

Horseheads Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Chemung County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Horseheads Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Horseheads Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $351,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

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.