Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

New London Volunteer Fire Department

Rome, NY · Oneida County. New London Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

27th pct.
national personnel size
-50%
vs. New York average
1
station
$50,700
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
26/100
New London Volunteer 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
21 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
$2,414 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

New London Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rome, NY (Oneida County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,412 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $50,700.

  • National personnel rank #16,412 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,288 of 1,368
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 50 other listed departments in Oneida County

New London Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 33022 · New London Volunteer Fire Department, NY 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,412
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Melbourne Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $51K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Melbourne Volunteer Fire Department, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Rome, NY
FDID
33022

FEMA Grant History

$51K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FF-00912 $50,700

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How New London Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,288 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,412 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

New London Volunteer Fire Department is 1.0% of Oneida County roster mass

The county lists 53 departments totaling 2,083 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Melbourne Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barneveld Fire Department
Barneveld · other
Barton Hose Company
Deansboro · volunteer
Boonville Fire Company Incorporated
Boonville · volunteer
Bridgewater Fire Company Incorporated
Bridgewater · volunteer
Camden Fire Department Rescue
Camden · volunteer
Cassville Fire Department
Cassville · volunteer
Clark Mills Volunteer Fire Department
Clark Mills · volunteer
All NY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Melbourne Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21 Horseshoe Bend Volunteer Fire Department, AR 21 East Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Department, TN 21 Cantwell Volunteer Fire Department, AK 21 Aultman Volunteer Fire Association, PA 21 Floyd Volunteer Fire Department, IA 21 Meadow Valley Fire Protection District, CA 21 Ovett Volunteer Fire Department, MS 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New London Volunteer Fire Department have?

New London Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 50% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,412 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,288 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does New London Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does New London Volunteer Fire Department operate?

New London Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is New London Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has New London Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, New London Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $50,700 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.