Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Kingston Fire Department

Kingston, NY · Ulster County. Kingston Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 89 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.

89
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 5%
national personnel size
+112%
vs. New York average
8
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
Kingston 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 F
11.1 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
89 personnel · 8 stations

Kingston Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kingston, NY (Ulster County), with 8 stations and 89 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,199 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,199 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #200 of 1,368
  • 8.99 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 45 other listed departments in Ulster County

Kingston Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

89 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 56052 · Kingston Fire Department, NY 89 personnel · 8 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 89
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,199
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairdale
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fairdale Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Kingston, NY
FDID
56052

Staffing vs the New York average

How Kingston Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #200 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,199 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Kingston Fire Department is 5.1% of Ulster County roster mass

The county lists 66 departments totaling 1,761 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.99 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 89 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fairdale Fire Department, KY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Big Indian-Oliverea Fire Department
Big Indian · volunteer
Claryville Fire Department
Claryville · volunteer
Clintondale Fire Department
Clintondale · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 89 personnel

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

Fairdale Fire Department, KY 89 Janesville Fire Department, WI 89 Bruceton Mills-Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 89 Western Holmes Fire District - Lakeville Station, OH 89 Orangeburg Fire Department, SC 89 Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department, OH 89 Montclair Fire Department, NJ 89 Somerset Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY 89

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kingston Fire Department have?

Kingston Fire Department has 89 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,199 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #200 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Kingston Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kingston Fire Department operate?

Kingston Fire Department operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kingston Fire Department?

Kingston Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ulster 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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