Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Pelham Fire Department

Pelham, NY · Westchester County. Pelham Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pelham Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
-5%
vs. New York average
1
station
$295,398
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
59/100
Pelham 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
40 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
$7,385 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Pelham Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pelham, NY (Westchester County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,239 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $295,398.

  • National personnel rank #6,239 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #901 of 1,368
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 58 other listed departments in Westchester County

Pelham Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 60035 · Pelham Fire Department, NY 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,239
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Five Points Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $295K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Five Points Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Pelham, NY
FDID
60035

FEMA Grant History

$295K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00197 $295,398.16

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Pelham Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #901 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,239 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Pelham Fire Department is 0.7% 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.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Five Points Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Bedford Hills · volunteer
Chappaqua Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Five Points Volunteer Fire Department, TN 40 Chichester Fire and Rescue, NH 40 Elkhart Lake Volunteer Fire Department, WI 40 Viborg Volunteer Fire Department, SD 40 Pinegrove Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 Adell Fire Department, WI 40 Scotia Rural Fire and Rescue, NE 40 Beresford Fire Department, SD 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pelham Fire Department have?

Pelham Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,239 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #901 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Pelham Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pelham Fire Department operate?

Pelham Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pelham Fire Department?

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

Has Pelham Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pelham Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $295,398.16 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.