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Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit

Wells Bridge, NY · Otsego County. Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

Top 48%
national personnel size
-29%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit

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
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
30 personnel · 1 station

Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit is a Volunteer department serving Wells Bridge, NY (Otsego County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,843 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,843 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,149 of 1,368
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Otsego County

Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 48% higher than 52% 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 39023 · Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit, NY 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,843
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wakeman
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wakeman Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Wells Bridge, NY
FDID
39023

Staffing vs the New York average

How Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,149 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,843 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit is 3.6% of Otsego County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 839 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wakeman Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

East Springfield Volunteer Fire Department
East Springfield · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Wakeman Fire Department, OH 30 Montello Fire District, WI 30 Chama Volunteer Fire Department, NM 30 Town of Harris Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 North Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Brazos Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, NM 30 Fogelsville Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 Panora Volunteer Fire Department, IA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit have?

Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,843 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,149 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit provide EMS services?

Yes, Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit operate?

Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit?

Wells Bridge Volunteer Fire Department and First Responder Unit is a Volunteer department serving Otsego 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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