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Peekskill Fire Department

Peekskill, NY · Westchester County. Peekskill Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 6 stations and 214 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.

214
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 1%
national personnel size
+410%
vs. New York average
6
stations
$1,603,584
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
56/100
Peekskill 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
35.7 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
$7,493 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
214 personnel · 6 stations

Peekskill Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Peekskill, NY (Westchester County), with 6 stations and 214 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #198 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,603,584.

  • National personnel rank #198 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #19 of 1,368
  • 2.80 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 58 other listed departments in Westchester County

Peekskill Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

214 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 60039 · Peekskill Fire Department, NY 214 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 214
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #198
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bellevue
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bellevue Fire Department, WA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Peekskill, NY
FDID
60039

FEMA Grant History

$1.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-00764 $1,603,584.06

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Peekskill Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #19 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #198 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 410% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Peekskill Fire Department is 3.7% of Westchester County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 5,737 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.80 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 214 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bellevue Fire Department, WA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Archville Fire Company
Scarborough · other
Ardsley Fire Department
Ardsley · volunteer
Armonk Fire Department
Armonk · volunteer
Bedford Fire Department
Bedford · volunteer
Bedford Hills Fire Department
Bedford Hills · volunteer
Chappaqua Fire Department
Chappaqua · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 214 personnel

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

Bellevue Fire Department, WA 214 Aurora Fire Department - Central Station, IL 214 Lynn Fire Department, MA 213 Scarborough Fire Department - Oak Hill Station, ME 213 Smith County Fire Department Central District, TN 216 Mount Pleasant Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 - Kecksburg, PA 210 Yardley-Makefield Fire Company, PA 210 Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department, MD 210

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Peekskill Fire Department have?

Peekskill Fire Department has 214 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 410% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #198 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #19 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Peekskill Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Peekskill Fire Department operate?

Peekskill Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Peekskill Fire Department?

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

Has Peekskill Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Peekskill Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,603,584.06 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.