Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department

Ontario, NY · Wayne County. Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

35th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. New York average
1
station

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
51/100
Lincoln Volunteer 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 C
24 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
24 personnel · 1 station

Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ontario, NY (Wayne County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,563 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,563 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,252 of 1,368
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Wayne County

Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 59006 · Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department, NY 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marietta Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marietta Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Ontario, NY
FDID
59006

Staffing vs the New York average

How Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,252 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,563 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department is 2.0% of Wayne County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 1,191 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

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

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

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Lyons Fire Department
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Macedon Center Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Marietta Volunteer Fire Department, MS 24 Franklinton Volunteer Fire Department, LA 24 Glenbeulah Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Big Walnut Joint Fire Department, OH 24 Bromley Volunteer Fire Department, KY 24 Park Hills Volunteer Fire Department, KY 24 West Van Lear Volunteer Fire Department, KY 24 Willow River Fire Department, MN 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,563 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,252 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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