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Ruby Fire Department

Ruby, NY · Ulster County. Ruby Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ruby Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+10%
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
90/100
Ruby 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
46 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
46 personnel · 1 station

Ruby Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ruby, NY (Ulster County), with 1 station and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,671 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,671 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #725 of 1,368
  • 2.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 45 other listed departments in Ulster County

Ruby Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 56053 · Ruby Fire Department, NY 46 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,671
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Worthington Fire…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Worthington Fire Protection District, KY (+ 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
Ruby, NY
FDID
56053

Staffing vs the New York average

How Ruby Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #725 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,671 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 10% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Ruby Fire Department is 2.6% of Ulster County roster mass

The county lists 66 departments totaling 1,761 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Worthington Fire Protection District, KY (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Worthington Fire Protection District, KY 46 Gretna Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NE 46 Coudersport Volunteer Fire Department, PA 46 Peterborough Fire and Rescue, NH 46 New Martinsville Fire Department, WV 46 West Pulaski Fire Department, AR 46 Ravenden Springs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 46 City of Franklin Fire Department, NH 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ruby Fire Department have?

Ruby Fire Department has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 10% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,671 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #725 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Ruby Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ruby Fire Department operate?

Ruby Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ruby Fire Department?

Ruby Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ulster 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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