Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station

Ithaca, NY · Tompkins County. Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 87 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.

87
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+107%
vs. New York average
4
stations

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
Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station

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
21.8 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
87 personnel · 4 stations

Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Ithaca, NY (Tompkins County), with 4 stations and 87 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,240 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,240 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #211 of 1,368
  • 4.60 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Tompkins County

Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

87 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 55009 · Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station, NY 87 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 87
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,240
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tupelo
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tupelo Fire Department, MS (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Ithaca, NY
FDID
55009

Staffing vs the New York average

How Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #211 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,240 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 107% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Tompkins County

County mix is mostly volunteer (12 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.60 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 87 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tupelo Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Cayuga Heights Fire Department
Ithaca · volunteer
Enfield Volunteer Fire Company
Ithaca · volunteer
Freeville Fire Department
Freeville · volunteer
Groton Fire Department
Groton · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 87 personnel

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

Tupelo Fire Department, MS 87 Sandy City Fire Department, UT 87 Green Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 87 Salinas Fire Department, CA 87 Natick Fire Department, MA 87 Wilson Fire Rescue Department, NC 87 Salem Fire Department, MA 87 Central County Fire and Rescue, MO 87

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station have?

Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station has 87 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 107% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,240 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #211 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station operate?

Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station?

Ithaca Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Tompkins County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.