Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Schenectady Fire Department

Schenectady, NY · Schenectady County. Schenectady Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 123 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.

123
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 3%
national personnel size
+193%
vs. New York average
4
stations
$2,944,640
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
70/100
Schenectady 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 B
30.8 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 B
$23,940 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
123 personnel · 4 stations

Schenectady Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Schenectady, NY (Schenectady County), with 4 stations and 123 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #647 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,944,640.

  • National personnel rank #647 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #102 of 1,368
  • 3.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Schenectady County

Schenectady Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

123 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 47021 · Schenectady Fire Department, NY 123 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 123
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #647
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Santa Barbara City
  • FEMA-MID $2.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Santa Barbara City 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
Schenectady, NY
FDID
47021

FEMA Grant History

$2.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2024)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01815 $2,008,304.5
2024 EMW-2024-FG-05410 $201,933.85
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06197 $417,032.72
2014 EMW2013FO05063 $317,369

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Schenectady Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #102 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #647 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 193% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Schenectady County

County mix is mostly volunteer (19 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 123 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Santa Barbara City Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Duanesburg Fire Department
Duanesburg · other
Glenville Hill Fire Department
Glenville · volunteer
Mariaville Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide career peers near 123 personnel

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

Santa Barbara City Fire Department, CA 123 Tuolumne County Fire Department, CA 123 Danville Fire Department, VA 123 Linden Fire Department, NJ 123 Dearborn Fire Department, MI 123 Santa Fe Fire Department, NM 124 City of Meridian Fire Department, MS 122 Kokomo Fire Department, IN 124

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Schenectady Fire Department have?

Schenectady Fire Department has 123 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 193% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #647 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #102 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Schenectady Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Schenectady Fire Department operate?

Schenectady Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Schenectady Fire Department?

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

Has Schenectady Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Schenectady Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $2,944,640.07 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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