Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Oswego Town Fire Department

Oswego, NY · Oswego County. Oswego Town Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Oswego Town Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the New York average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+55%
vs. New York average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
94/100
Oswego Town 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 A
65 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
65 personnel · 1 station

Oswego Town Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Oswego, NY (Oswego County), with 1 station and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,250 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,250 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #376 of 1,368
  • 1.54 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Oswego County

Oswego Town Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 38034 · Oswego Town Fire Department, NY 65 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,250
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hempfield
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hempfield Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Oswego, NY
FDID
38034

Staffing vs the New York average

How Oswego Town Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #376 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,250 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 55% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Oswego Town Fire Department is 5.6% of Oswego County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 1,156 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.54 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hempfield Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Constantia Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 65 personnel

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

Hempfield Fire Department, PA 65 Ontario International Airport Fire Department, CA 65 Bart Township Fire Company Station Qrs 5-1, PA 65 Exeter Park Volunteer Hose Company, PA 65 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company, DE 65 Memorial Volunteer Fire Company, DE 65 Hepburn Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 65 Eldred Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oswego Town Fire Department have?

Oswego Town Fire Department has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 55% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,250 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #376 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Oswego Town Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Oswego Town Fire Department operate?

Oswego Town Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oswego Town Fire Department?

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

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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