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Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Rome, NY · Oneida County. Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+19%
vs. New York average
1
station
$226,391
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
56/100
Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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 F
$4,528 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Rome, NY (Oneida County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,061 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $226,391.

  • National personnel rank #4,061 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #661 of 1,368
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 50 other listed departments in Oneida County

Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 33039 · Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Punxsutawney Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $226K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Punxsutawney Fire Department - Elk Run Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Rome, NY
FDID
33039

FEMA Grant History

$226K
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2011FV01361 $226,391

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #661 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,061 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 2.4% of Oneida County roster mass

The county lists 53 departments totaling 2,083 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 83% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Punxsutawney Fire Department - Elk Run Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Punxsutawney Fire Department - Elk Run Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 West Union Fire Department, IA 50 Pinecreek Township Volunteer Firemens Association, PA 50 Corsica Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 Clearmont Fire District, WY 50 Cherryhill Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 50 Jenera Volunteer Fire Department, OH 50 Walhalla Fire Department, ND 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,061 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #661 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Oneida County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Stanwix Heights Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $226,391 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

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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