Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Rome Fire Department

Rome, NY · Oneida County. Rome Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 88 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.

88
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rome Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+110%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$494,251
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
57/100
Rome 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
44 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
$5,616 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
88 personnel · 2 stations

Rome Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Rome, NY (Oneida County), with 2 stations and 88 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,228 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $494,251.

  • National personnel rank #1,228 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #207 of 1,368
  • 2.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 50 other listed departments in Oneida County

Rome Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

88 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 33034 · Rome Fire Department, NY 88 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 88
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,228
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Placer County
  • FEMA-LIGHT $494K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Placer County Fire Department, CA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Rome, NY
FDID
33034

FEMA Grant History

$494K
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2017)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO03335 $299,996
2013 EMW2012FO02799 $194,256
2010 EMW2009FH00038 $-1

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Rome Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #207 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,228 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 110% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Rome Fire Department is 4.2% of Oneida County roster mass

The county lists 53 departments totaling 2,083 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 88 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Placer County Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 88 personnel

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

Placer County Fire Department, CA 88 Frankfort Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY 88 Freeland Fire Department, PA 88 Norwich Township Fire Department, OH 88 Farmington Fire Department, NM 88 Decatur Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 88 Westfield Fire Department, MA 88 Fargo Fire Department, ND 88

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rome Fire Department have?

Rome Fire Department has 88 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 110% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,228 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #207 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Rome Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rome Fire Department operate?

Rome Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Rome Fire Department?

Rome Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Oneida County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Rome Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Rome Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $494,251 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.