Department profile

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Melrose Fire District

Melrose, NY · Rensselaer County. Melrose Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 63 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.

63
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Melrose Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the New York average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+50%
vs. New York average
1
station
$182,857
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
55/100
Melrose Fire District

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 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 F
$2,902 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
63 personnel · 1 station

Melrose Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Melrose, NY (Rensselaer County), with 1 station and 63 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,380 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $182,857.

  • National personnel rank #2,380 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #397 of 1,368
  • 1.59 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Rensselaer County

Melrose Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

63 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 42020 · Melrose Fire District, NY 63 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 63
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,380
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oakdale Area Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $183K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oakdale Area Fire Association, WI (+ 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
Melrose, NY
FDID
42020

FEMA Grant History

$183K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00184 $182,857.14

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Melrose Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #397 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,380 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 50% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Melrose Fire District is 3.3% of Rensselaer County roster mass

The county lists 51 departments totaling 1,899 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 71% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.59 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 63 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oakdale Area Fire Association, WI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 63 personnel

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

Oakdale Area Fire Association, WI 63 Pittston Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 63 Ridgeland Fire Department, MS 63 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Fire Department, CA 63 Martindale Volunteer Fire Company, PA 63 LA Verkin Fire Department, UT 63 Washington City Fire Department, UT 63 Xenia Township Fire/Emergency Medical Services, OH 63

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Melrose Fire District have?

Melrose Fire District has 63 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,380 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #397 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Melrose Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Melrose Fire District operate?

Melrose Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Melrose Fire District?

Melrose Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Rensselaer County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Melrose Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Melrose Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $182,857.14 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.