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Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department

Upper Jay, NY · Essex County. Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

37th pct.
national personnel size
-40%
vs. New York average
1
station

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
54/100
Upper Jay 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 C
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Upper Jay, NY (Essex County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,092 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,092 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,244 of 1,368
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Essex County

Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 16022 · Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department, NY 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,092
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hot Coffee Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hot Coffee Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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
Upper Jay, NY
FDID
16022

Staffing vs the New York average

How Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,244 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,092 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 40% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department is 2.9% of Essex County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 867 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hot Coffee Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Hot Coffee Volunteer Fire Department, MS 25 Caraway Volunteer Ambulance Service, AR 25 Bennett Fire Department, IA 25 Summitville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25 Hawthorne Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Grand Marais Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25 Poplar Volunteer Fire Department, WI 25 Glenfield Fire Department, ND 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department have?

Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,092 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,244 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department?

Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Essex 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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