Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

White Plains Fire Department

White Plains, NY · Westchester County. White Plains Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 170 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.

170
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

White Plains Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New York average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+305%
vs. New York average
6
stations
$1,534,309
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
63/100
White Plains 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 B
28.3 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
170 personnel · 6 stations

White Plains Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving White Plains, NY (Westchester County), with 6 stations and 170 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #324 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,534,309.

  • National personnel rank #324 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #32 of 1,368
  • 3.53 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 58 other listed departments in Westchester County

White Plains Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

170 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 60060 · White Plains Fire Department, NY 170 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 170
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #324
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ridgway Fire Depa…
  • FEMA-MID $1.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ridgway Fire Department - Central Station, PA (+ 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
White Plains, NY
FDID
60060

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-07800 $846,019.41
2017 EMW-2017-FO-06323 $336,350
2016 EMW2015FO04241 $361,646
2011 EMW2010FH00283 $-9,706

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How White Plains Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #32 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #324 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 305% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

White Plains Fire Department is 3.0% of Westchester County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 5,737 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.53 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 170 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ridgway Fire Department - Central Station, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 170 personnel

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

Ridgway Fire Department - Central Station, PA 170 Pillow Fire Company, PA 170 Cumberland County Fire Department, TN 170 Hampton Fire Company, PA 170 Salem Fire Department, OR 170 Erie Fire Department Central Station, PA 171 Cheyenne Fire and Rescue, WY 171 Murfreesboro Fire Department, TN 168

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does White Plains Fire Department have?

White Plains Fire Department has 170 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 305% above the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #324 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #32 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does White Plains Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does White Plains Fire Department operate?

White Plains Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is White Plains Fire Department?

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

Has White Plains Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, White Plains Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,534,309.41 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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