Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Jamestown Fire Department

Jamestown, NY · Chautauqua County. Jamestown Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jamestown Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+40%
vs. New York average
4
stations
$2,895,126
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
52/100
Jamestown 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 D
14.8 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 A
$49,070 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
59 personnel · 4 stations

Jamestown Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jamestown, NY (Chautauqua County), with 4 stations and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,773 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,895,126.

  • National personnel rank #2,773 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #474 of 1,368
  • 6.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 38 other listed departments in Chautauqua County

Jamestown Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 07024 · Jamestown Fire Department, NY 59 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,773
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Rogers Volu…
  • FEMA-MID $2.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Jamestown, NY
FDID
07024

FEMA Grant History

$2.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2023)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04990 $330,270
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01244 $1,816,201.12
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05079 $284,291
2013 EMW2012FV01876 $464,364

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Jamestown Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #474 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,773 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Jamestown Fire Department is 3.0% of Chautauqua County roster mass

The county lists 49 departments totaling 1,973 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 98% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department
Bemus Point · volunteer
Brocton Volunteer Fire Department
Brocton · volunteer
Busti Fire Department Incorporated
Jamestown · volunteer
Cherry Creek Fire Department
Cherry Creek · volunteer
Clymer Fire Department
Clymer · volunteer
Dewittville Fire Department
Dewittville · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 59 personnel

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

Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department, VA 59 Lumberton Fire Department, NC 59 West Rowan Fire Department, NC 59 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Fire Department, KY 59 Creve Coeur Fire Protection District, MO 59 Cartersville Fire Department, GA 59 North Highline Fire District, WA 59 Mansfield Fire Department, TX 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jamestown Fire Department have?

Jamestown Fire Department has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,773 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #474 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Jamestown Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Jamestown Fire Department operate?

Jamestown Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Jamestown Fire Department?

Jamestown Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Chautauqua County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Jamestown Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Jamestown Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $2,895,126.12 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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