Department profile

Volunteer

Speculator Volunteer Fire Department

Speculator, NY · Hamilton County. Speculator Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Speculator Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the New York average.

16th pct.
national personnel size
-57%
vs. New York average
1
station
$1,121,631
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Speculator 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 D
18 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$62,313 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
18 personnel · 1 station

Speculator Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Speculator, NY (Hamilton County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,872 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,121,631.

  • National personnel rank #18,872 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,322 of 1,368
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 9 other listed departments in Hamilton County

Speculator Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 84% higher than 16% 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 21010 · Speculator Volunteer Fire Department, NY 18 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #18,872
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Webb Fire and Res…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Webb Fire and Rescue, IA (+ 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
Speculator, NY
FDID
21010

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-00124 $928,571
2016 EMW2015FR00070 $193,060

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Speculator Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,322 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,872 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 57% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Speculator Volunteer Fire Department is 9.8% of Hamilton County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 183 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 27% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Webb Fire and Rescue, IA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Blue Mountain Lake Fire Department
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Hope Volunteer Fire Department
Northville · volunteer
Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Indian Lake · volunteer
Morehouse Volunteer Fire Company
Hoffmeister · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Webb Fire and Rescue, IA 18 West Siloam Springs Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18 Kansas Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18 Wisner Volunteer Fire Department, LA 18 Kenwood Fire Association, OK 18 Nicasio Volunteer Fire Protection District, CA 18 Johnsonville Fire District, SC 18 Gilsum Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NH 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Speculator Volunteer Fire Department have?

Speculator Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,872 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,322 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Speculator Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Speculator Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Speculator Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Speculator Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Speculator Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Speculator Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Speculator Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,121,631 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.