Department profile

Volunteer

Scarsdale Fire Department

Scarsdale, NY · Westchester County. Scarsdale Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 138 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

138
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 2%
national personnel size
+229%
vs. New York average
3
stations
$174,991
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
Scarsdale 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
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
138 personnel · 3 stations

Scarsdale Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Scarsdale, NY (Westchester County), with 3 stations and 138 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #497 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $174,991.

  • National personnel rank #497 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #70 of 1,368
  • 2.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 58 other listed departments in Westchester County

Scarsdale Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

138 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 60047 · Scarsdale Fire Department, NY 138 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 138
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #497
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hazelton Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $175K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hazelton Fire Prot District, ND (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Scarsdale, NY
FDID
60047

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO05775 $174,991

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Scarsdale Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #70 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #497 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 229% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Scarsdale Fire Department is 2.4% of Westchester County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 5,737 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 138 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hazelton Fire Prot District, ND (+0 personnel).

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Chappaqua Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 138 personnel

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

Hazelton Fire Prot District, ND 138 Darlington Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 138 Mountain View Fire District, CO 138 Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District, OR 138 Maury County Rural Fire Department, TN 137 George Clay Fire Company, PA 139 Tifton-Tift County Fire Department, GA 137 Howard County Fire Department, MD 139

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Scarsdale Fire Department have?

Scarsdale Fire Department has 138 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 229% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #497 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #70 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Scarsdale Fire Department provide EMS services?

Scarsdale 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 Scarsdale Fire Department operate?

Scarsdale Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Scarsdale Fire Department?

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

Has Scarsdale Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Scarsdale Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $174,991 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.