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Monticello Joint Fire District

Monticello, NY · Sullivan County. Monticello Joint Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 74 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.

74
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Monticello Joint Fire District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the New York average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+76%
vs. New York average
1
station
$268,810
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
57/100
Monticello Joint 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
74 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
$3,633 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
74 personnel · 1 station

Monticello Joint Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Monticello, NY (Sullivan County), with 1 station and 74 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,730 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $268,810.

  • National personnel rank #1,730 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #292 of 1,368
  • 1.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Sullivan County

Monticello Joint Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

74 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 53022 · Monticello Joint Fire District, NY 74 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 74
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,730
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint George
  • FEMA-LIGHT $269K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saint George Fire Department, UT (+ 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
Monticello, NY
FDID
53022

FEMA Grant History

$269K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-00403 $268,810

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Monticello Joint Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #292 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,730 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Monticello Joint Fire District is 5.8% of Sullivan County roster mass

The county lists 39 departments totaling 1,284 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 46% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 74 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saint George Fire Department, UT (+0 personnel).

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Hortonville Volunteer Fire Company
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 74 personnel

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

Saint George Fire Department, UT 74 Goffstown Fire Department, NH 74 Hartford Fire and Rescue, WI 74 Prestonsburg Fire Department, KY 74 Indiana Fire Association - West, PA 74 Canton Township Fire Department, OH 74 Mason Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 74 Saint Michaels Fire Department Incorporated, MD 74

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monticello Joint Fire District have?

Monticello Joint Fire District has 74 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,730 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #292 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Monticello Joint Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Monticello Joint Fire District operate?

Monticello Joint Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Monticello Joint Fire District?

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

Has Monticello Joint Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Monticello Joint Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $268,810 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.