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Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad

Silver Springs, NY · Wyoming County. Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+19%
vs. New York average
1
station
$538,985
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
Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad

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
50 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 C
$10,780 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Silver Springs, NY (Wyoming County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,044 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $538,985.

  • National personnel rank #4,044 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #656 of 1,368
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Wyoming County

Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 61016 · Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NY 50 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,044
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Seneca Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $539K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Seneca Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Silver Springs, NY
FDID
61016

FEMA Grant History

$539K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2014)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FR00417 $279,591
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0849 $259,394

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #656 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,044 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad is 6.0% of Wyoming County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 838 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Seneca Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Attica Fire Department
Attica · volunteer
Gainesville Volunteer Fire Department
Gainesville · volunteer
Genesee Falls Volunteer Fire Company
Portageville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Seneca Volunteer Fire Department, PA 50 Hurley Fire Department, SD 50 Clintonville Volunteer Fire and Relief Association, PA 50 Loudon Fire Department, NH 50 Newton Township Fire Department, OH 50 Falls Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 50 Dresden Volunteer Fire Department, OH 50 Tidioute Area Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, PA 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad have?

Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,044 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #656 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad operate?

Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad?

Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Wyoming County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad received federal grants?

Yes, Silver Springs Fire Department and Rescue Squad has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $538,985 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.