County profile

Oxford County, ME 38 departments

Name: Oxford, ME Fire Department Data
Creator: PlainFireData
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Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for Oxford County, part of Maine.

Reviewed by PlainFireData Editorial, Fire Department Intelligence Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Departments

840

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in Oxford County

All fire departments in Oxford County, ME with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT Andover · EMS	volunteer	20	2
BETHEL FIRE DEPARTMENT Bethel	volunteer	27	1
BROWNFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Brownfield	other	—	—
BUCKFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT Buckfield · EMS	volunteer	22	2
BYRON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Byron	volunteer	—	1
CANTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Canton	volunteer	24	1
DENMARK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Denmark · EMS	volunteer	28	1
DIXFIELD FIRE COMPANY Dixfield	volunteer	54	2
FRYEBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT Fryeburg	volunteer	59	2
FRYEBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT - EAST STATION Fryeburg	other	—	—
GILEAD FIRE DEPARTMENT Gilead	other	—	—
GREENWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT - LOCKE MILLS STATION Greenwood	volunteer	13	2
HEBRON FIRE DEPARTMENT Hebron	other	—	—
HIRAM FIRE DEPARTMENT Hiram	other	—	—
HIRAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - SOUTH HIRAM STATION Hiram	volunteer	41	2
KEZAR FALLS FIRE DEPARTMENT Porter	volunteer	33	1
LOVELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - CENTRAL STATION Lovell	volunteer	35	3
LOVELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - NORTH STATION Lovell	other	—	—
MAGALLOWAY FIRE DEPARTMENT Andover	volunteer	12	1
MEXICO FIRE DEPARTMENT Mexico	other	—	—
NEWRY FIRE DEPARTMENT Newry	other	—	—
NORWAY FIRE DEPARTMENT Norway	volunteer	70	1
OTISFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - EAST OTISFIELD STATION Otisfield	other	—	—
OTISFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - SPURRS CORNER STATION Otisfield	volunteer	45	3
OXFORD FIRE AND RESCUE - CENTRAL STATION Oxford · EMS	volunteer	74	2
OXFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - NORTH END STATION Oxford	other	—	—
PARIS FIRE DEPARTMENT South Paris	other	—	—
PERU FIRE DEPARTMENT Peru	volunteer	26	2
ROXBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Roxbury	other	—	—
RUMFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT Rumford · EMS	volunteer	52	2
SACO VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT Fryeburg	volunteer	30	1
STONEHAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Stoneham	volunteer	30	1
SUMNER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Sumner	other	—	—
SWEDEN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Sweden	volunteer	35	1
WATERFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Waterford	volunteer	40	1
WEST PARIS FIRE DEPARTMENT West Paris	volunteer	52	1
WILSONS MILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT Andover	other	—	1
WOODSTOCK FIRE DEPARTMENT Woodstock	volunteer	18	1

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Oxford County, ME

Oxford County reports 38 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 840 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 0 career (paid), 24 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 5 of these departments also provides Emergency Medical Services, meaning the same crews that arrive on a structure fire can often begin patient care on cardiac or trauma calls without waiting for a separate ambulance agency.

Benchmarking the county against its parent state highlights coverage gaps and strengths. Maine overall averages roughly 21 personnel per department across 497 departments. Oxford County averages 22 personnel per department, 5% above the state mean. Heavier staffing usually signals higher population density, more commercial risk, or county-wide mutual aid consolidation. The state reports about 9,800 fires and 20 fire deaths annually, and 58% of its departments are volunteer-run.

Residents, property owners, and insurance agents can use this profile in several practical ways. A home inside a career or combination department's first-due area typically earns better ISO Public Protection Classification ratings and lower homeowners premiums than one served solely by a distant volunteer station. If the county is heavily volunteer, it is worth checking whether the nearest department has recent FEMA AFG or SAFER grants and whether mutual-aid agreements extend coverage during large incidents. Click into any department below to see its specific personnel count, station footprint, apparatus inventory, EMS status, and FEMA grant history. All figures come from HIFLD Open Data (FEMA/DHS) and USFA published fire statistics; small volunteer departments are sometimes underreported, so treat zero-value fields as missing data rather than absent services.

Maine Overview

State departments: 497
Annual fires: 9,800
Volunteer %: 58%

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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Oxford County, ME? ▼

Oxford County, ME has 38 fire departments with available federal data. 24 volunteer,

Does Oxford County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes — 5 departments in Oxford County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve Oxford County? ▼

Oxford County has 840 total fire department personnel across 38 departments. The average per department is 22, which is 5% above the Maine average.

Are Oxford County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 24 of 38 departments (63%) in Oxford County are volunteer.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFireData Editorial

Source: U.S. Fire Administration — National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Accessed 2026-06-04 NFDR is a voluntary registry; not all departments may be included. Personnel counts include both career and volunteer staff.