Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Lakewood Fire Department

Lakewood, NY · Chautauqua County. Lakewood Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 14%
national personnel size
+31%
vs. New York average
1
station
$364,320
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Lakewood 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
55 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 D
$6,624 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
55 personnel · 1 station

Lakewood Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lakewood, NY (Chautauqua County), with 1 station and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,173 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $364,320.

  • National personnel rank #3,173 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #528 of 1,368
  • 1.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 38 other listed departments in Chautauqua County

Lakewood Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 07027 · Lakewood Fire Department, NY 55 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,173
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Phoenix Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $364K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Lakewood, NY
FDID
07027

FEMA Grant History

$364K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FR00301 $364,320

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Lakewood Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #528 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,173 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Lakewood Fire Department is 2.8% 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.

1.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company, PA 55 Georgetown Township Fire Department, MI 55 Charlestown Fire Company Incorporated, MD 55 Westfield Volunteer Fire Department, CT 55 Linn Fire Protection District, MO 55 Commerce Township Fire Department, MI 55 Monroe Hose Company, PA 55 Sister Lakes Fire Department, MI 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lakewood Fire Department have?

Lakewood Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,173 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #528 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Lakewood Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lakewood Fire Department operate?

Lakewood Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lakewood Fire Department?

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

Has Lakewood Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lakewood Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $364,320 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.