Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

New Rochelle Fire Department

New Rochelle, NY · Westchester County. New Rochelle Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 163 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.

163
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

New Rochelle Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+288%
vs. New York average
5
stations
$3,166,169
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
74/100
New Rochelle 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
32.6 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
163 personnel · 5 stations

New Rochelle Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving New Rochelle, NY (Westchester County), with 5 stations and 163 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #347 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,166,169.

  • National personnel rank #347 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #39 of 1,368
  • 3.07 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 58 other listed departments in Westchester County

New Rochelle Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

163 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 60033 · New Rochelle Fire Department, NY 163 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 163
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #347
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kings County
  • FEMA-MID $3.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kings County Fire Department, CA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
New Rochelle, NY
FDID
60033

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00700 $1,679,796
2017 EMW2016FO05449 $167,273
2012 EMW2011FH00643 $1,003,020
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0898 $316,080

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How New Rochelle Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #39 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #347 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 288% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

New Rochelle Fire Department is 2.8% of Westchester County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 5,737 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.07 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 163 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kings County Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Bedford Hills · volunteer
Chappaqua Fire Department
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Nationwide career peers near 163 personnel

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

Kings County Fire Department, CA 163 Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department, TX 163 Tehama County Fire Department, CA 164 Central Matanuska-Susitna Fire Department, AK 164 Framingham Fire Department, MA 162 Boca Raton Fire and Rescue, FL 162 Concord Fire and Life Safety, NC 164 Odessa Fire Department - Central Station, TX 162

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does New Rochelle Fire Department have?

New Rochelle Fire Department has 163 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 288% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #347 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #39 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does New Rochelle Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does New Rochelle Fire Department operate?

New Rochelle Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is New Rochelle Fire Department?

New Rochelle Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Westchester County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has New Rochelle Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, New Rochelle Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $3,166,169 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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