Department profile

Volunteer

Van Hornesville Fire Department

Jordanville, NY · Herkimer County. Van Hornesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Van Hornesville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

37th pct.
national personnel size
-40%
vs. New York average
2
stations
$176,422
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Van Hornesville 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 F
12.5 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 D
$7,057 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 2 stations

Van Hornesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jordanville, NY (Herkimer County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,095 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $176,422.

  • National personnel rank #14,095 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,245 of 1,368
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 21 other listed departments in Herkimer County

Van Hornesville 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 22020 · Van Hornesville Fire Department, NY 25 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,095
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Georges Lake Area…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $176K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Georges Lake Area Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+ 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
Jordanville, NY
FDID
22020

FEMA Grant History

$176K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-03307 $176,421.9

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Van Hornesville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,245 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,095 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Van Hornesville Fire Department is 2.9% of Herkimer County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 870 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Georges Lake Area Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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Dolgeville · volunteer
Eagle Bay Fire Department
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East Herkimer Volunteer Fire Department
East Herkimer · volunteer
Frankfort Hill Fire Department
Frankfort · volunteer
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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.

Georges Lake Area Volunteer Fire Department, FL 25 Monona Fire Department, IA 25 Guttenberg Fire Department, IA 25 Tie Plant Volunteer Fire Department, MS 25 Webster Volunteer Fire Department, SD 25 Lawnton Fire Company, PA 25 Southwest Volunteer Fire Department, FL 25 Easton Volunteer Fire Department, MN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Van Hornesville Fire Department have?

Van Hornesville 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 #14,095 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,245 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Van Hornesville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Van Hornesville 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 Van Hornesville Fire Department operate?

Van Hornesville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Van Hornesville Fire Department?

Van Hornesville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Herkimer County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Van Hornesville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Van Hornesville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $176,421.9 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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