Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

South Blooming Grove Fire District

Monroe, NY · Orange County. South Blooming Grove Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

South Blooming Grove Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the New York average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. New York average
1
station
$354,023
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
62/100
South Blooming Grove Fire District

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
42 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 D
$8,429 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

South Blooming Grove Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Monroe, NY (Orange County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,607 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $354,023.

  • National personnel rank #5,607 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #849 of 1,368
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 53 other listed departments in Orange County

South Blooming Grove Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 36058 · South Blooming Grove Fire District, NY 42 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,607
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Big Bear City
  • FEMA-LIGHT $354K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Big Bear City Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Monroe, NY
FDID
36058

FEMA Grant History

$354K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-08281 $354,022.7

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How South Blooming Grove Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #849 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,607 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

South Blooming Grove Fire District is 1.2% of Orange County roster mass

The county lists 70 departments totaling 3,642 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 70% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Bullville Fire Department
Middletown · volunteer
Circleville Fire Department
Circleville · volunteer
Circleville Fire Department
Middletown · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Big Bear City Fire Department, CA 42 Pershing Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 42 Loma Linda Fire Department, CA 42 Lee Community Volunteer Fire Department, FL 42 Stratford Area Fire Department, WI 42 Emmaus Fire Department, PA 42 Shullsburg Volunteer Fire Department, WI 42 Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, AK 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does South Blooming Grove Fire District have?

South Blooming Grove Fire District has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,607 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #849 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does South Blooming Grove Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, South Blooming Grove Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does South Blooming Grove Fire District operate?

South Blooming Grove Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is South Blooming Grove Fire District?

South Blooming Grove Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Orange County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has South Blooming Grove Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, South Blooming Grove Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $354,022.7 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (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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