Department profile

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Stony Brook Fire Department

Stony Brook, NY · Suffolk County. Stony Brook Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 86 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.

86
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Stony Brook Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+105%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$240,182
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
87/100
Stony Brook 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 A
43 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
86 personnel · 2 stations

Stony Brook Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stony Brook, NY (Suffolk County), with 2 stations and 86 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,284 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $240,182.

  • National personnel rank #1,284 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #218 of 1,368
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 120 other listed departments in Suffolk County

Stony Brook Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

86 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 52107 · Stony Brook Fire Department, NY 86 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 86
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,284
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ United Fire and R…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $240K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: United Fire and Rescue District - Baldwin Station, WI (+ 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
Stony Brook, NY
FDID
52107

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-00099 $240,181.81

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Stony Brook Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #218 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,284 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 105% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Stony Brook Fire Department is 0.8% of Suffolk County roster mass

The county lists 170 departments totaling 10,983 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 86 roster).

Photo-finish peer: United Fire and Rescue District - Baldwin Station, WI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 86 personnel

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

United Fire and Rescue District - Baldwin Station, WI 86 Ventura County Federal Fire Department-Dod, CA 86 Redding Fire Department, CA 86 Shaw Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, SC 86 San Juan Fire Department - Eastland Fire Station, UT 86 North Star Volunteer Fire Department, AK 86 Casper Mountain Fire Department, WY 86 Crystal Fire Department, PA 86

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stony Brook Fire Department have?

Stony Brook Fire Department has 86 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 105% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,284 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #218 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Stony Brook Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Stony Brook Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Stony Brook Fire Department operate?

Stony Brook Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Stony Brook Fire Department?

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

Has Stony Brook Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Stony Brook Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $240,181.81 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.