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Medina Fire Department

Medina, NY · Orleans County. Medina Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

39th pct.
national personnel size
-40%
vs. New York average
1
station
$506,503
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Medina 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
25 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 B
$20,260 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Medina Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Medina, NY (Orleans County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,675 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $506,503.

  • National personnel rank #13,675 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,226 of 1,368
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Orleans County

Medina Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 37011 · Medina Fire Department, NY 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,675
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Midway Boyd Hill…
  • FEMA-MID $507K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Midway Boyd Hill Fire Station, AR (+ 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
Medina, NY
FDID
37011

FEMA Grant History

$507K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00106 $506,502.93

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Medina Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,226 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,675 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 40% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Medina Fire Department is 4.1% of Orleans County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 607 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Midway Boyd Hill Fire Station, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albion Fire Department
Albion · volunteer
Carlton Fire Company
Kent · other
Clarendon Volunteer Fire Company
Holley · volunteer
Holley Fire Department
Holley · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Midway Boyd Hill Fire Station, AR 25 Parkston Volunteer Fire Department, SD 25 Rensselaer Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 New Castle Fire Department, PA 25 Forrest Volunteer Fire Department, NM 25 Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Dawson Fire Department, MN 25 Ward Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Medina Fire Department have?

Medina Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,675 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,226 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Medina Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Medina Fire Department operate?

Medina Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Medina Fire Department?

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

Has Medina Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Medina Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $506,502.93 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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