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Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance

Prattsburgh, NY · Steuben County. Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 57 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.

57
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+36%
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance

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
57 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
57 personnel · 1 station

Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Prattsburgh, NY (Steuben County), with 1 station and 57 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,935 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,935 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #493 of 1,368
  • 1.75 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 44 other listed departments in Steuben County

Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance vs. the national personnel distribution

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

57 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 51030 · Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance, NY 57 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 57
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,935
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Iowa City Fire an…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Iowa City Fire and Rescue Department, IA (+ 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
Prattsburgh, NY
FDID
51030

Staffing vs the New York average

How Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #493 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,935 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 36% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance is 3.8% of Steuben County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,486 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 76% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.75 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 57 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Iowa City Fire and Rescue Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 57 personnel

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

Iowa City Fire and Rescue Department, IA 57 Adrian Volunteer Fire Department, WV 57 West End Fire Company, PA 57 Davis Fire Department, CA 57 Concord Township Fire Department, OH 57 White Bear Lake Fire Department, MN 57 Deer Park-Silverton Joint Fire District, OH 57 Tallmadge Fire Department, OH 57

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance have?

Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance has 57 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 36% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,935 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #493 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance provide EMS services?

Yes, Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance operate?

Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance?

Prattsburgh Volunteer Fire Department / Prattsburgh Volunteer Ambulance is a Volunteer department serving Steuben 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.

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