Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

North Collins Fire Company

North Collins, NY · Erie County. North Collins Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North Collins Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 29%
national personnel size
-7%
vs. New York average
1
station
$171,441
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
51/100
North Collins Fire Company

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
39 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
$4,396 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
39 personnel · 1 station

North Collins Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving North Collins, NY (Erie County), with 1 station and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,564 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $171,441.

  • National personnel rank #6,564 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #936 of 1,368
  • 2.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 99 other listed departments in Erie County

North Collins Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 15066 · North Collins Fire Company, NY 39 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,564
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Belle Fourche Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $171K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Belle Fourche Volunteer Fire Department, SD (+ 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
North Collins, NY
FDID
15066

FEMA Grant History

$171K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO04531 $171,441

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How North Collins Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #936 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,564 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 7% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

North Collins Fire Company is 0.6% of Erie County roster mass

The county lists 128 departments totaling 6,117 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Belle Fourche Volunteer Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 39 personnel

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

Belle Fourche Volunteer Fire Department, SD 39 Polson Fire Department, MT 39 Prince George Volunteer Fire Department, VA 39 Tipton Fire Department, IA 39 Verde Valley Fire District, AZ 39 Port William Fire Department, OH 39 Blooming Grove Fire Department, WI 39 Monroe Township Cowan Volunteer Fire Department, IN 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Collins Fire Company have?

North Collins Fire Company has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,564 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #936 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does North Collins Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, North Collins Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does North Collins Fire Company operate?

North Collins Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is North Collins Fire Company?

North Collins Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Erie County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has North Collins Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, North Collins Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $171,441 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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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