Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ogdensburg Fire Department

Ogdensburg, NY · St Lawrence County. Ogdensburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ogdensburg Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
-26%
vs. New York average
1
station
$181,334
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
48/100
Ogdensburg 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
31 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 D
$5,849 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 1 station

Ogdensburg Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Ogdensburg, NY (St Lawrence County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,682 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $181,334.

  • National personnel rank #9,682 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,103 of 1,368
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 41 other listed departments in St Lawrence County

Ogdensburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 45031 · Ogdensburg Fire Department, NY 31 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,682
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tobyhanna Townshi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $181K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Ogdensburg, NY
FDID
45031

FEMA Grant History

$181K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO00295 $181,334

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Ogdensburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,103 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,682 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 26% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Ogdensburg Fire Department is 1.9% of St Lawrence County roster mass

The county lists 43 departments totaling 1,598 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 72% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Dekalb Junction Volunteer Fire Department
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Dekalb-Richville Fire District
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Nationwide career peers near 31 personnel

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

Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 31 Lake Dalecarlia Volunteer Fire Department, IN 31 Worthington Volunteer Fire Protection Department, KY 31 Richardton Fire Protection District / Richardton Fire Department, ND 31 Avon Fire Department, OH 31 Peru Fire Department, IN 31 Aerojet Fire Services, CA 31 Fort Hunter Liggett Fire Department-Dod, CA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ogdensburg Fire Department have?

Ogdensburg Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,682 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,103 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Ogdensburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ogdensburg Fire Department operate?

Ogdensburg Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ogdensburg Fire Department?

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

Has Ogdensburg Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ogdensburg Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $181,334 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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