Department profile

Volunteer

Port Washington Fire Department

Port Washington, NY · Nassau County. Port Washington Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 7 stations and 301 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

301
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 1%
national personnel size
+617%
vs. New York average
7
stations
$2,549,139
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
63/100
Port Washington 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
43 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$8,469 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
301 personnel · 7 stations

Port Washington Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Port Washington, NY (Nassau County), with 7 stations and 301 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #118 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,549,139.

  • National personnel rank #118 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #7 of 1,368
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 76 other listed departments in Nassau County

Port Washington Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

301 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 30053 · Port Washington Fire Department, NY 301 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-LARGE 301
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #118
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arlington Texas
  • FEMA-MID $2.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arlington Texas Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Port Washington, NY
FDID
30053

FEMA Grant History

$2.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2023)
6
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-07559 $581,727.27
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04499 $228,136
2017 EMW2015FH00470 $151,000
2013 EMW2012FH00774 $131,800
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0077 $1,131,508
2011 EMW2011FO03032 $324,968

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Port Washington Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #7 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #118 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 617% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Port Washington Fire Department is 3.7% of Nassau County roster mass

The county lists 112 departments totaling 8,153 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 301 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arlington Texas Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 301 personnel

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

Arlington Texas Fire Department, TX 301 Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department, MD 300 Clayton County Fire and Emergency Services, GA 300 Fayetteville Fire Department, NC 302 Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company, DE 303 Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, DE 304 Upper Darby Township Fire Department - Upper Darby Fire Company, PA 308 East Fork Fire Protection District, NV 320

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Port Washington Fire Department have?

Port Washington Fire Department has 301 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 617% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #118 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #7 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Port Washington Fire Department provide EMS services?

Port Washington Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Port Washington Fire Department operate?

Port Washington Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Port Washington Fire Department?

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

Has Port Washington Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Port Washington Fire Department has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $2,549,139.27 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.