Department profile

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Lancaster Fire Department

Lancaster, NY · Erie County. Lancaster Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 122 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.

122
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 3%
national personnel size
+190%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$1,383,406
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
93/100
Lancaster 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
61 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
122 personnel · 2 stations

Lancaster Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lancaster, NY (Erie County), with 2 stations and 122 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #656 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,383,406.

  • National personnel rank #656 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #105 of 1,368
  • 1.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 99 other listed departments in Erie County

Lancaster Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

122 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 15053 · Lancaster Fire Department, NY 122 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 122
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #656
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lakewood Township
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lakewood Township Fire Department, NJ (+ 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
Lancaster, NY
FDID
15053

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2005–2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04927 $255,171
2017 EMW2016FF00180 $42,060
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1313 $1,086,175

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Lancaster Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #105 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #656 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 190% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Lancaster Fire Department is 2.0% of Erie County roster mass

The county lists 128 departments totaling 6,117 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 122 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lakewood Township Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 122 personnel

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

Lakewood Township Fire Department, NJ 122 North Warren Volunteer Fire and Rescue, VA 122 Monarch Fire Protection District, MO 122 Waterloo Fire and Rescue, IA 122 Carroll County Fire Department - Gamber Fire Company, MD 122 Stewart County Volunteer Fire Service, TN 122 Easton Volunteer Fire Department, MD 121 Tuolumne County Fire Department, CA 123

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lancaster Fire Department have?

Lancaster Fire Department has 122 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 190% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #656 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #105 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Lancaster Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lancaster Fire Department operate?

Lancaster Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lancaster Fire Department?

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

Has Lancaster Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lancaster Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,383,406 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.