Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Sparrowbush Engine Company

Sparrowbush, NY · Orange County. Sparrowbush Engine Company is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 58 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.

58
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sparrowbush Engine Company pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$195,453
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
39/100
Sparrowbush Engine 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 B
29 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 F
$3,370 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
58 personnel · 2 stations

Sparrowbush Engine Company is a Volunteer department serving Sparrowbush, NY (Orange County), with 2 stations and 58 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,864 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $195,453.

  • National personnel rank #2,864 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #485 of 1,368
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 53 other listed departments in Orange County

Sparrowbush Engine Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

58 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 36041 · Sparrowbush Engine Company, NY 58 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 58
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,864
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $195K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Colton 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
Sparrowbush, NY
FDID
36041

FEMA Grant History

$195K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO01168 $195,453

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Sparrowbush Engine Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #485 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,864 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Sparrowbush Engine Company is 1.6% 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.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 58 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Colton 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 58 personnel

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

Colton Fire Department, CA 58 Millersville Fire Company, PA 58 Green River Fire Department, WY 58 Oliver County Fire Department - Center Station, ND 58 Carmichaels-Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 58 Texarkana Arkansas Fire Department, AR 58 Boothwyn Fire Company, PA 58 Pleasant Township Fire Department, OH 58

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sparrowbush Engine Company have?

Sparrowbush Engine Company has 58 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,864 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #485 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Sparrowbush Engine Company provide EMS services?

Yes, Sparrowbush Engine Company provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sparrowbush Engine Company operate?

Sparrowbush Engine Company operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sparrowbush Engine Company?

Sparrowbush Engine Company is a Volunteer department serving Orange County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Sparrowbush Engine Company received federal grants?

Yes, Sparrowbush Engine Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $195,453 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.