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Patchogue Fire Department

Patchogue, NY · Suffolk County. Patchogue Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 225 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.

225
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Patchogue Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+436%
vs. New York average
2
stations

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
100/100
Patchogue 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
112.5 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
225 personnel · 2 stations

Patchogue Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Patchogue, NY (Suffolk County), with 2 stations and 225 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #183 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #183 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #17 of 1,368
  • 0.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 120 other listed departments in Suffolk County

Patchogue Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

225 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 52083 · Patchogue Fire Department, NY 225 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 225
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #183
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pleasure Ridge Pa…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pleasure Ridge Park Fire District, KY (+ 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
Patchogue, NY
FDID
52083

Staffing vs the New York average

How Patchogue Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #17 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #183 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 436% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Patchogue Fire Department is 2.0% of Suffolk County roster mass

The county lists 170 departments totaling 10,983 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

0.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 225 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pleasure Ridge Park Fire District, KY (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 225 personnel

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

Pleasure Ridge Park Fire District, KY 225 Monroe County Fire and Rescue, FL 224 Fall River Fire Department, MA 224 Springfield Fire Department, IL 226 Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department, VA 220 Smith County Fire Department Central District, TN 216 Scarborough Fire Department - Oak Hill Station, ME 213 Mount Pleasant Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 - Kecksburg, PA 210

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Patchogue Fire Department have?

Patchogue Fire Department has 225 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 436% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #183 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #17 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Patchogue Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Patchogue Fire Department operate?

Patchogue Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Patchogue Fire Department?

Patchogue Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Suffolk 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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