Department profile

Volunteer

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company

Inlet, NY · Hamilton County. Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+7%
vs. New York average
1
station
$161,240
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
53/100
Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company

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
45 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
$3,583 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 1 station

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company is a Volunteer department serving Inlet, NY (Hamilton County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,865 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $161,240.

  • National personnel rank #4,865 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #760 of 1,368
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Hamilton County

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 21004 · Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company, NY 45 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,865
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Delaware City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $161K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Delaware City Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Inlet, NY
FDID
21004

FEMA Grant History

$161K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00031 $161,240

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #760 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,865 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 7% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster geometry

Hamilton County HIFLD mix around Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company

Hamilton County: 11 departments, 183 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 27% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Delaware City Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Delaware City Fire Department, OH 45 South Middleton Township Fire Company, PA 45 Concord Township Fire and Rescue, OH 45 Liberty Township Fire Department, OH 45 Harmony Township Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 45 Washington Borough Fire Department, NJ 45 Van Dyne Volunteer Fire Department, WI 45 Mount Calvary Fire Department / Mount Calvary Ambulance Service, WI 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company have?

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,865 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #760 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company provide EMS services?

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company 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 Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company operate?

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company?

Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company is a Volunteer department serving Hamilton County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company received federal grants?

Yes, Inlet Volunteer Emergency Services Doing Business AS Inlet Volunteer Hose Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $161,240 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.