Rye Fire Department, DOD US Navy

What Rye Fire Department, DOD US Navy does

The Rye Fire Department is a volunteer municipal fire department providing fire suppression, emergency medical response, hazardous condition mitigation, and fire prevention education to the City of Rye, New York. The department operates two firehouses — Fire Headquarters at 15 Locust Ave and the Milton Firehouse at 560 Milton Road — and responded to 1,427 incidents in 2025, with monthly call volumes ranging from 94 to 159. All emergency services are provided free of charge to residents and visitors, with the department funded through City of Rye taxation rather than commercial revenue.

The department is led by Chief of Department Dan Bochicchio and staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers who must be at least 16 years old and live or work in Rye or a surrounding town. No prior firefighting experience is required; the department sponsors training through Westchester County's Department of Emergency Services and the State of New York's Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Operational technology consists of standard firefighting apparatus (fire trucks, ladder companies, utility vehicles) and radio dispatch broadcast via radioreference.com. The department's website (ryefire.com) is hosted by Firehouse Solutions and serves as a public safety education channel covering carbon monoxide awareness, candle safety, lithium-ion battery hazards, and house number visibility.

The business model is municipal tax funding with no commercial revenue mechanics. The "customer" is the City of Rye and its residents; the only external partnerships of note are a mutual aid arrangement with the Harrison Fire Department and event venue use of the American Yacht Club. As a government entity under the City of Rye, there are no shareholders, funding rounds, M&A activity, or private equity involvement. The department's strategic posture is operational continuity and volunteer recruitment rather than commercial growth.

Name

Rye Fire Department, DOD US Navy

Legal name

Rye Fire Department

Website

https://ryefire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Rye Fire Department is a volunteer municipal fire department serving the City of Rye, New York, operating from two firehouses and responding to approximately 1,427 incidents annually. It is funded through city taxes, staffed by trained community volunteers, and provides free emergency response and fire prevention services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety & Fire Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Volunteer fire department
• Fire emergency response
• Fire prevention education
• Municipal fire protection
• Hazardous condition response

Headquarters

HQ city

Rye

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tax-funded emergency services: As a volunteer fire department serving the City of Rye, the department operates as a municipal service funded through city taxes. Emergency services are provided free of charge to residents and visitors of the City of Rye.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Rye Fire Department is a volunteer municipal fire department that provides fire suppression, emergency medical response, hazardous condition mitigation, carbon monoxide incident response, and fire prevention education to the residents, businesses, and visitors of the City of Rye, New York. The department operates from two firehouses (Fire Headquarters at 15 Locust Ave and Milton Firehouse at 560 Milton Road) and responded to 1,427 incidents in 2025. All services are provided free of charge to the public, and the department actively recruits and trains volunteer firefighters from the local community.

Product overview

Rye Fire Department is a volunteer fire department serving the City of Rye, New York. The organization provides firefighting and emergency response services, fire safety education, and community outreach programs. The department operates from two firehouses (Fire Headquarters at 15 Locust Ave and Milton Firehouse at 560 Milton Road) and responds to various incident types including fire alarms, carbon monoxide incidents, hazardous conditions, and structural emergencies. The department actively recruits volunteer firefighters who receive training through Westchester County's Department of Emergency Services and the State of New York's Office of Fire Prevention and Control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire and Emergency Response Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Responded to 1,427 total incidents in 2025 with monthly call volumes ranging from 94 to 159

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Westchester County Department of Emergency ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe department partners with Westchester County's Department of Emergency Services for volunteer training programs. Training is sponsored by the county for Rye Fire Department volunteers.
• New York State Office of Fire Prevention and ControlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe department partners with New York State's Office of Fire Prevention and Control for training programs. State-certified training is provided to volunteer firefighters.
• Harrison Fire DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid partnership where Rye FD responds to emergencies in Harrison when requested, and Harrison FD provides reciprocal support to Rye.
• American Yacht ClubminorOthersVenue partner for the annual Rye Fire Department Inspection and Dinner event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Scarsdale Fire Department: Fire department serving Scarsdale, NY, another affluent Westchester suburb. Comparable in scale, staffing structure, and residential service profile to Rye FD.
• Harrison Fire Department: Neighboring volunteer fire department in Westchester County with an established mutual aid relationship with Rye FD. Both serve similar suburban municipalities with comparable volunteer staffing models and emergency response scope.
• Mamaroneck Fire Department: Fire department serving the Village and Town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, operating under a similar community-funded model to Rye FD with overlapping mutual aid territory.
• Larchmont Fire Department: Fire department serving Larchmont, NY, a small Westchester suburb directly comparable to Rye in size, residential profile, and volunteer/combination staffing approach.
• Port Chester Fire Department: Fire department serving Port Chester, NY, an adjacent Westchester municipality. Comparable structure, geography, and service area type to Rye FD in the lower Westchester corridor.

Broad incumbents

• FDNY (Fire Department of New York): The largest municipal fire department in the U.S., serving New York City. Performs the same public fire protection function as Rye FD but at vastly larger scale, with a fully career staffing model and broader incident scope.

Regional players

• White Plains Fire Department: Career (paid) fire department serving the City of White Plains in Westchester. Operates in the same regional emergency services ecosystem as Rye FD but with greater scale and urban density.
• Yonkers Fire Department: Career fire department serving the City of Yonkers, a large Westchester-adjacent city. Same service category and regional coordination framework as Rye FD, with substantially greater resources.
• New Rochelle Fire Department: Career fire department serving New Rochelle, NY, in Westchester County. Same public fire protection function and regional emergency coordination framework as Rye FD, but at significantly larger scale.

Others

• Westchester County Department of Emergency Services: County-level agency that coordinates emergency services across Westchester and provides training to Rye FD volunteers. An enabling/ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor in fire suppression.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rye-fire-department

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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