Department profile

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Long Beach Fire Department

Long Beach, NY · Nassau County. Long Beach Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 190 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.

190
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Long Beach Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+352%
vs. New York average
3
stations
$910,530
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
94/100
Long Beach 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
63.3 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
190 personnel · 3 stations

Long Beach Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Long Beach, NY (Nassau County), with 3 stations and 190 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #253 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $910,530.

  • National personnel rank #253 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #26 of 1,368
  • 1.58 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 76 other listed departments in Nassau County

Long Beach Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

190 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 30035 · Long Beach Fire Department, NY 190 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 190
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #253
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Poudre Fire Autho…
  • FEMA-MID $911K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Poudre Fire Authority, CO (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Long Beach, NY
FDID
30035

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FH00417 $910,530

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Long Beach Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #26 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #253 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 352% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Long Beach Fire Department is 2.3% of Nassau County roster mass

The county lists 112 departments totaling 8,153 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.58 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 190 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Poudre Fire Authority, CO (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 190 personnel

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

Poudre Fire Authority, CO 190 Irishtown Fire Company, PA 190 Greater Prudhoe Bay Fire Department, AK 191 City of Jackson Fire Department, TN 191 New Oxford Community Fire Company, PA 188 Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated - Bel Air Station, MD 193 Nokesville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 194 Union County Fire Department, GA 186

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Long Beach Fire Department have?

Long Beach Fire Department has 190 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 352% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #253 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #26 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Long Beach Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Long Beach Fire Department operate?

Long Beach Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Long Beach Fire Department?

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

Has Long Beach Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Long Beach Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $910,530 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.