Department profile

Volunteer

Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Tupper Lake, NY · Franklin County. Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 60 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

60
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New York average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. New York average
2
stations

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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Tupper Lake 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 B
30 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
60 personnel · 2 stations

Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tupper Lake, NY (Franklin County), with 2 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,724 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,724 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #458 of 1,368
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 18 other listed departments in Franklin County

Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 17016 · Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY 60 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,724
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Queen Annes Count…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Queen Annes County Fire Department / Crumpton Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 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
Tupper Lake, NY
FDID
17016

Staffing vs the New York average

How Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #458 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,724 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department is 8.5% of Franklin County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 704 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 75% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Queen Annes County Fire Department / Crumpton Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Queen Annes County Fire Department / Crumpton Volunteer Fire Department, MD 60 Tyrone Volunteer Fire Department, NM 60 Knox Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, PA 60 Elkton Volunteer Fire Company, VA 60 Sugar Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 60 Renovo Fire Department, PA 60 Paoli Fire Company, PA 60 Citizens Fire Company, WV 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,724 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #458 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Tupper Lake 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 Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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.