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Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department

Skaneateles, NY · Onondaga County. Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 89 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.

89
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 5%
national personnel size
+112%
vs. New York average
3
stations
$213,038
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
66/100
Skaneateles Volunteer 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
29.7 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
89 personnel · 3 stations

Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Skaneateles, NY (Onondaga County), with 3 stations and 89 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,206 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $213,038.

  • National personnel rank #1,206 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #202 of 1,368
  • 3.37 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 55 other listed departments in Onondaga County

Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

89 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 34045 · Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department, NY 89 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 89
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,206
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tri-Community Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $213K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Skaneateles, NY
FDID
34045

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FO02477 $213,038

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #202 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,206 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department is 3.3% of Onondaga County roster mass

The county lists 71 departments totaling 2,665 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 89% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.37 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 89 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 89 personnel

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

Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department, TN 89 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, DE 89 Orangeburg Fire Department, SC 89 Western Holmes Fire District - Lakeville Station, OH 89 Bruceton Mills-Brandonville Volunteer Fire Department, WV 89 Auburn Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OH 89 Eden Prairie Fire Department, MN 89 Hand-IN-Hand Hose Company, PA 89

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department have?

Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department has 89 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,206 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #202 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $213,038 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.