Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Pocatello Fire Department

Middletown, NY · Orange County. Pocatello Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 47%
national personnel size
-29%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Pocatello 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
30 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
30 personnel · 1 station

Pocatello Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Middletown, NY (Orange County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,584 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,584 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,141 of 1,368
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 53 other listed departments in Orange County

Pocatello Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 47% higher than 53% 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 36037 · Pocatello Fire Department, NY 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,584
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Big Bear Lake Fir…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, CA (+ 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
Middletown, NY
FDID
36037

Staffing vs the New York average

How Pocatello Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,141 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,584 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Pocatello Fire Department is 0.8% of Orange County roster mass

The county lists 70 departments totaling 3,642 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Bullville Fire Department
Middletown · volunteer
Circleville Fire Department
Circleville · volunteer
Circleville Fire Department
Middletown · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, CA 30 Durlach-Mount Airy Fire Company, PA 30 Orofino Fire Department, ID 30 Stone Church Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Clearview Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Karlstad Volunteer Fire Department, MN 30 Grand Junction Fire and Rescue Unit Incorporated, IA 30 Dungan Volunteer Fire Department, NM 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pocatello Fire Department have?

Pocatello Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,584 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,141 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Pocatello Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pocatello Fire Department operate?

Pocatello Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pocatello Fire Department?

Pocatello Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Orange 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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