Department profile

Volunteer

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company

Whitehall, NY · Washington County. Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the New York average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
-17%
vs. New York average
1
station
$241,314
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
55/100
Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company

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
35 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
$6,895 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Whitehall, NY (Washington County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,214 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $241,314.

  • National personnel rank #8,214 of 22,440
  • NY personnel rank #1,051 of 1,368
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • 25 other listed departments in Washington County

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 58024 · Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company, NY 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,214
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ United Fire Compa…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $241K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: United 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
Whitehall, NY
FDID
58024

FEMA Grant History

$241K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-01520 $241,314.28

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

Staffing vs the New York average

How Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in New York. In-state it ranks #1,051 of 1,368 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,214 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
150
NY departments
2,253

County roster fringe

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company is 3.7% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 942 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 74% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

United Fire Company, PA 35 Slagle Volunteer Fire Department, LA 35 Bonduel Area Fire Department, WI 35 Wr Castle Volunteer Fire Department, KY 35 Lac Courte Oreilles Volunteer Fire Department, WI 35 Winters Fire Department, CA 35 Phillipsburg Fire Department, OH 35 Walker Fire Department, IA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company have?

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% below the New York average of 42 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,214 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NY, it ranks #1,051 of 1,368 by personnel.

Does Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company 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 Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company?

Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Washington County, NY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $241,314.28 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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