Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated

Syracuse, NY · Onondaga County. Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
-36%
vs. New York average
1
station
$171,238
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
44/100
Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated

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 C
27 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
$6,342 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Syracuse, NY (Onondaga County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,095 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $171,238.

  • National personnel rank #12,095 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,188 of 1,368
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 55 other listed departments in Onondaga County

Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 34019 · Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated, NY 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,095
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greentown Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $171K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greentown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, IN (+ 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
Syracuse, NY
FDID
34019

FEMA Grant History

$171K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04966 $171,238

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,188 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,095 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 36% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated is 1.0% of Onondaga County roster mass

The county lists 71 departments totaling 2,665 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 89% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greentown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, IN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Greentown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, IN 27 Herald Fire Protection District, CA 27 Warren Salamonie Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 27 Tallulah Fire Department, LA 27 Liberty Township Fire Department, OH 27 Jackson Fire Department, MN 27 Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department, AR 27 Johnson County Rural Fire Department, AR 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated have?

Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,095 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,188 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated?

Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Onondaga County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Howlett Hill Fire Department Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $171,238 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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