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Marion Fire Department

Marion, NY · Wayne County. Marion Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 37 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.

37
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Marion Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
-12%
vs. New York average
1
station
$327,143
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
60/100
Marion 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 B
37 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
$8,842 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
37 personnel · 1 station

Marion Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marion, NY (Wayne County), with 1 station and 37 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,075 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $327,143.

  • National personnel rank #7,075 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #973 of 1,368
  • 2.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Wayne County

Marion Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

37 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 59010 · Marion Fire Department, NY 37 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 37
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,075
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Leadore Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $327K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Leadore Volunteer Fire Department, ID (+ 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
Marion, NY
FDID
59010

FEMA Grant History

$327K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05811 $327,142.85

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Marion Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #973 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,075 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Marion Fire Department is 3.1% 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.

2.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 37 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Leadore Volunteer Fire Department, ID (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 37 personnel

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

Leadore Volunteer Fire Department, ID 37 North Pulaski Fire Department, AR 37 Gilman Rural Volunteer Fire Department, WI 37 City of Oakwood Public Safety Department, OH 37 Albion Fire Department, IN 37 West Knox Fire Department, KY 37 Sipesville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 37 Hopkinton Fire Department - Contoocook Station, NH 37

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Marion Fire Department have?

Marion Fire Department has 37 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,075 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #973 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Marion Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Marion Fire Department operate?

Marion Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Marion Fire Department?

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

Has Marion Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Marion Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $327,142.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.