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Inwood Fire Department

Inwood, NY · Nassau County. Inwood Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 100 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.

100
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Inwood Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+138%
vs. New York average
1
station
$226,999
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
57/100
Inwood 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
100 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 F
$2,270 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
100 personnel · 1 station

Inwood Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Inwood, NY (Nassau County), with 1 station and 100 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #942 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $226,999.

  • National personnel rank #942 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #156 of 1,368
  • 1.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 76 other listed departments in Nassau County

Inwood Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

100 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 30028 · Inwood Fire Department, NY 100 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 100
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #942
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Butte Fire Protec…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $227K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Butte Fire Protection District, ND (+ 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
Inwood, NY
FDID
30028

FEMA Grant History

$227K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO05634 $226,999

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Inwood Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #156 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #942 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 138% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Inwood Fire Department is 1.2% of Nassau County roster mass

The county lists 112 departments totaling 8,153 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Butte Fire Protection District, ND (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 100 personnel

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

Butte Fire Protection District, ND 100 Fitchburg Fire Department, MA 100 Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District, CA 100 Bareville Fire Company, PA 100 Gordonville Fire and Ambulance Association Ambulance 4-3, PA 100 Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department, PA 100 Amherst Fire Department, MA 100 Wharton Fire Department, NJ 100

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Inwood Fire Department have?

Inwood Fire Department has 100 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 138% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #942 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #156 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Inwood Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Inwood Fire Department operate?

Inwood Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Inwood Fire Department?

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

Has Inwood Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Inwood Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $226,999 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.