Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

South Line Fire Company

Cheektowaga, NY · Erie County. South Line Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 100 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.

100
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

South Line Fire Company pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+138%
vs. New York average
2
stations

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
91/100
South Line Fire Company

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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
100 personnel · 2 stations

South Line Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Cheektowaga, NY (Erie County), with 2 stations and 100 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #957 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #957 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #160 of 1,368
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 99 other listed departments in Erie County

South Line Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

100 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 15079 · South Line Fire Company, NY 100 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 100
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #957
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Amherst
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Amherst Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Cheektowaga, NY
FDID
15079

Staffing vs the New York average

How South Line Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #160 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #957 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 138% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

South Line Fire Company is 1.6% of Erie County roster mass

The county lists 128 departments totaling 6,117 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 100 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Amherst Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Akron Volunteer Fire Company
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Angola Volunteer Fire Company
Angola · volunteer
Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department
Cheektowaga · other
Blasdell Volunteer Fire Department
Blasdell · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 100 personnel

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

Amherst Fire Department, MA 100 Wharton Fire Department, NJ 100 Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 100 Lake of the Woods Fire and Rescue, VA 100 Atlantic Highlands Fire Department and First Aid Squad, NJ 100 Level Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 100 Crook County Volunteer Fire Department, WY 100 Nanty Glo Fire Department, PA 100

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does South Line Fire Company have?

South Line Fire Company has 100 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 138% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #957 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #160 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does South Line Fire Company provide EMS services?

Yes, South Line Fire Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does South Line Fire Company operate?

South Line Fire Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is South Line Fire Company?

South Line Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Erie County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.