Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Niagara Falls Fire Department

Niagara Falls, NY · Niagara County. Niagara Falls Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 135 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.

135
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 2%
national personnel size
+221%
vs. New York average
5
stations
$314,718
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
35/100
Niagara Falls 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
27 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
$2,331 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
135 personnel · 5 stations

Niagara Falls Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Niagara Falls, NY (Niagara County), with 5 stations and 135 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #522 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $314,718.

  • National personnel rank #522 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #72 of 1,368
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 27 other listed departments in Niagara County

Niagara Falls Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

135 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 32014 · Niagara Falls Fire Department, NY 135 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 135
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #522
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chula Vista
  • FEMA-LIGHT $315K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chula Vista 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
Niagara Falls, NY
FDID
32014

FEMA Grant History

$315K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-17265 $314,718

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Niagara Falls Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #72 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #522 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 221% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Niagara Falls Fire Department is 8.2% of Niagara County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 1,642 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 135 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Chula Vista Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Adams Fire Company
North Tonawanda · volunteer
Gasport Fire Company Incorporated
Gasport · volunteer
All NY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 135 personnel

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

Chula Vista Fire Department, CA 135 Camp Pendleton Fire Department, CA 135 Grampian-Penn-Bloom Volunteer Fire Company, PA 135 New Kent Fire-Rescue, VA 135 Irvington Fire Department, NJ 135 Norwalk Fire Department, CT 135 Marietta Fire Department, GA 135 Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC 135

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Niagara Falls Fire Department have?

Niagara Falls Fire Department has 135 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 221% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #522 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #72 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Niagara Falls Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Niagara Falls Fire Department operate?

Niagara Falls Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Niagara Falls Fire Department?

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

Has Niagara Falls Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Niagara Falls Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $314,718 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

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