Department profile

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Waterford Fire Department

Waterford, NY · Saratoga County. Waterford Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 75 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.

75
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Waterford Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the New York average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+79%
vs. New York average
3
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Waterford 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
75 personnel · 3 stations

Waterford Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Waterford, NY (Saratoga County), with 3 stations and 75 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,701 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,701 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #287 of 1,368
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Saratoga County

Waterford Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

75 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 46032 · Waterford Fire Department, NY 75 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 75
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,701
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Plymouth Fire Com…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Plymouth Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Waterford, NY
FDID
46032

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW2007FF01145 $-155,000

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Waterford Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #287 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,701 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 79% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Waterford Fire Department is 4.1% of Saratoga County roster mass

The county lists 47 departments totaling 1,821 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 75 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Plymouth Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Ballston Lake · volunteer
Burnt Hills Fire Department
Ballston Spa · other
Charlton Fire Department
Charlton · volunteer
City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department
Saratoga Springs · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 75 personnel

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

Plymouth Fire Company, PA 75 Northampton Fire Department, PA 75 Shermans Dale Community Fire Company, PA 75 Milton Fire Department Incorporated, DE 75 Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department, PA 75 New Centerville and Rural Volunteer Fire Company, PA 75 Dalton Volunteer Fire Company, PA 75 Chinchilla Hose Company, PA 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Waterford Fire Department have?

Waterford Fire Department has 75 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 79% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,701 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #287 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Waterford Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Waterford Fire Department operate?

Waterford Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Waterford Fire Department?

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

Has Waterford Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Waterford Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-155,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

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.