Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Watervliet Fire Department

Watervliet, NY · Albany County. Watervliet Fire Department is a Career (Paid) 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

Watervliet 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
$1,196,928
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Watervliet 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 A
$47,877 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Watervliet Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Watervliet, NY (Albany 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 #14,128 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,196,928.

  • National personnel rank #14,128 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,246 of 1,368
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 43 other listed departments in Albany County

Watervliet 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 01036 · Watervliet Fire Department, NY 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,128
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Richard Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Richard Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Watervliet, NY
FDID
01036

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2022)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02947 $229,051.42
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00234 $458,093
2014 EMW2013FO02130 $283,860
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0120 $225,924

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Watervliet Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,246 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,128 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

Watervliet Fire Department is 1.2% of Albany County roster mass

The county lists 57 departments totaling 2,169 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Richard Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Altamont Fire Department
Altamont · volunteer
Berne Fire Department
Berne · volunteer
Boght Community Fire District
Cohoes · volunteer
Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Department
Coeymans Hollow · volunteer
Cohoes Fire Department
Cohoes · career
Colonie Fire Company
Albany · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 25 personnel

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

Richard Volunteer Fire Department, LA 25 South Dakota Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing, SD 25 Baltic Volunteer Fire Department, SD 25 Boys Town Fire and Rescue, NE 25 Piedmont Fire Department, CA 25 Stuttgart Fire Station, AR 25 City of Sault Sainte Marie Fire Department, MI 25 Eisenhower Tunnel - Colorado Department of Transportation, CO 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Watervliet Fire Department have?

Watervliet 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 #14,128 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,246 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Watervliet Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Watervliet Fire Department operate?

Watervliet Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Watervliet Fire Department?

Watervliet Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Albany County, NY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Watervliet Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Watervliet Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,196,928.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2022 (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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