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Summit Fire District Rescue Squad

Summit, NY · Schoharie County. Summit Fire District Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Summit Fire District Rescue Squad pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
-21%
vs. New York average
1
station
$271,429
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
Summit Fire District Rescue Squad

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
33 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 D
$8,225 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
33 personnel · 1 station

Summit Fire District Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Summit, NY (Schoharie County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,881 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $271,429.

  • National personnel rank #8,881 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,082 of 1,368
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Schoharie County

Summit Fire District Rescue Squad vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 48016 · Summit Fire District Rescue Squad, NY 33 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,881
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waterville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $271K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Waterville Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Summit, NY
FDID
48016

FEMA Grant History

$271K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV01268 $271,429

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Summit Fire District Rescue Squad's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,082 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,881 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 21% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Summit Fire District Rescue Squad is 6.5% of Schoharie County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 507 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 47% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Waterville Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Blenheim Fire Department
North Blenheim · volunteer
Central Bridge Fire Department
Central Bridge · volunteer
Charlotteville Fire Department
Charlotteville · volunteer
Huntersland Fire Department
Middleburgh · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Waterville Fire Department, OH 33 Charotin Hose Company, PA 33 Southeastern Volunteer Fire Company, PA 33 Grafton Township Fire and Rescue, OH 33 Union Convent Volunteer Fire Department, LA 33 Geyserville Fire Protection District, CA 33 Royalton Fire Department, MN 33 Hildreth Rural Fire Protection District, NE 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Summit Fire District Rescue Squad have?

Summit Fire District Rescue Squad has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,881 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,082 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Summit Fire District Rescue Squad provide EMS services?

Yes, Summit Fire District Rescue Squad provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Summit Fire District Rescue Squad operate?

Summit Fire District Rescue Squad operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Summit Fire District Rescue Squad?

Summit Fire District Rescue Squad is a Volunteer department serving Schoharie County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Summit Fire District Rescue Squad received federal grants?

Yes, Summit Fire District Rescue Squad has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $271,429 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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