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Massachusetts Fire Department Personnel
Personnel (fire department membership) numbers vary by region, by state and even by county. Recruiting is critical to fire department success, see National Volunteer Fire Council's Make Me a Firefighter and National Volunteer Fire Council's Recruiting Resources. Check out how your department’s numbers compare to those around you, to see how your recruitment and retention investments are fairing.
This information is based solely upon fire departments that have registered with the National Fire Service Registry. If you have not registered your fire department, please do so, it is free and contributes to a complete picture of the fire services. Check out some Quick Facts from the registry.
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Department Type
NOTE: In the USFA National Fire Service Registry data for Massachusetts there are 17 departments NOT classified, and so NOT included in these statistics. Departments should register as Career, Mostly Career, Volunteer or Mostly Volunteer but we do not have it for these 17 departments .
Volunteer Departments of Massachusetts
Here are the average numbers of volunteer firefighters for each county within Massachusetts, as well as the maximum and minimum numbers for that county.
| County | # Volunteer Departments | Average Firefighters | Highest # | Lowest # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | 5 | 39 | 66 | 15 |
| Berkshire | 29 | 25 | 53 | 6 |
| Bristol | 9 | 47 | 75 | 37 |
| Dukes | 7 | 31 | 47 | 8 |
| Essex | 14 | 38 | 55 | 25 |
| Franklin | 27 | 20 | 40 | 10 |
| Hampden | 14 | 27 | 44 | 9 |
| Hampshire | 18 | 32 | 103 | 12 |
| Middlesex | 14 | 39 | 52 | 21 |
| Norfolk | 4 | 32 | 39 | 27 |
| Plymouth | 9 | 50 | 85 | 26 |
| Worcester | 42 | 33 | 57 | 14 |
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Career Departments of Massachusetts
Here are the average numbers of career firefighters for each county within Massachusetts, as well as the maximum and minimum numbers for that county.
| County | # Career Departments | Average Firefighters | Highest # | Lowest # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable | 15 | 47 | 90 | 18 |
| Berkshire | 2 | 57 | 88 | 26 |
| Bristol | 13 | 76 | 223 | 31 |
| Essex | 19 | 68 | 183 | 13 |
| Franklin | 2 | 37 | 51 | 22 |
| Hampden | 12 | 81 | 278 | 25 |
| Hampshire | 2 | 49 | 68 | 29 |
| Middlesex | 42 | 74 | 278 | 23 |
| Nantucket | 1 | 38 | - | - |
| Norfolk | 23 | 61 | 188 | 22 |
| Plymouth | 20 | 50 | 205 | 25 |
| Suffolk | 5 | 364 | 1500 | 34 |
| Worcester | 17 | 64 | 401 | 15 |
Department Types of Massachusetts
Here are the department types by county for volunteer and career agencies in for Massachusetts.
Looking for NFIRS FDIDs?
Here are the fire department identifiers (FDIDs) for agencies within Massachusetts. NFIRS FDIDs are required for submitting NFIRS reports with mutual aid or automatic aid with those departments.
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