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Penobscot County, ME 48 departments

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

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

Departments

1,043

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in Penobscot County

All fire departments in Penobscot County, ME with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
BANGOR FIRE DEPARTMENT Bangor · EMS	other	—	—
BANGOR FIRE DEPARTMENT - CENTRAL STATION Bangor · EMS	career	100	3
BRADFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bradford	volunteer	33	1
BRADLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bradley	volunteer	18	1
BREWER FIRE DEPARTMENT Brewer · EMS	career	36	1
CARMEL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE Carmel · EMS	volunteer	37	1
CHARLESTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Charleston	volunteer	15	1
CORINNA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Corinna · EMS	other	—	—
CORINTH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Corinth	volunteer	41	1
DEXTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Dexter	other	—	—
DIXMONT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT- NORTH STATION Dixmont	other	—	—
EAST MILLINOCKET PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE DEPARTMENT East Millinocket	other	—	—
EDDINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Eddington · EMS	volunteer	30	1
ETNA FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRST RESPONDERS Etna · EMS	other	—	—
ETNA MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Etna	other	—	—
GARLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Garland	other	—	—
GLENBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT Glenburn	other	—	—
GLENBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT Glenburn	volunteer	31	2
GREENBUSH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - CODVILLE STATION Greenbush	other	—	—
HAMPDEN PUBLIC SAFETY - HAMPDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT Hampden	volunteer	31	1
HERMON FIRE DEPARTMENT Hermon	volunteer	37	1
HOLDEN FIRE/RESCUE DEPARTMENT Holden · EMS	volunteer	24	1
HOWLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT Howland · EMS	other	—	—
HUDSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Hudson	volunteer	19	—
KENDUSKEAG FIRE DEPARTMENT Kenduskeag	volunteer	19	1
LAGRANGE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Lagrange	volunteer	23	1
LEE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Lee	volunteer	34	1
LEVANT FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT Levant · EMS	volunteer	29	1
LINCOLN FIRE DEPARTMENT Lincoln	volunteer	61	1
MATTAWAMKEAG FIRE AND RESCUE Mattawamkeag · EMS	volunteer	24	1
MEDWAY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Medway	volunteer	20	—
MILFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT Milford · EMS	volunteer	48	1
MILLINOCKET FIRE DEPARTMENT Millinocket · EMS	volunteer	35	1
NEWBURGH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Newburgh	other	—	—
NEWBURGH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Newburgh	volunteer	16	2
NEWPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT Newport · EMS	volunteer	35	1
OLD TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RESCUE SERVICE Old Town · EMS	career	33	1
ORONO FIRE DEPARTMENT Orono · EMS	volunteer	52	1
ORRINGTON FIRE AND RESCUE Orrington · EMS	volunteer	24	1
PASSADUMKEAG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Passadumkeag	volunteer	14	1
PATTEN FIRE DEPARTMENT Patten	volunteer	8	1
PENOBSCOT NATION FIRE DEPARTMENT Indian Island	volunteer	17	1
PLYMOUTH FIRE DEPARTMENT Plymouth · EMS	volunteer	23	1
SEBOEIS PLANTATION VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Seboeis Plantation · EMS	volunteer	17	1
SPRINGFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT Springfield	volunteer	20	1
STACYVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Stacyville	other	—	—
STETSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Stetson	volunteer	16	1
VEAZIE FIRE DEPARTMENT Veazie · EMS	volunteer	23	1

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Penobscot County, ME

Penobscot County reports 48 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 1,043 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 3 career (paid), 32 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 20 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. Penobscot 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 Penobscot County, ME? ▼

Penobscot County, ME has 48 fire departments with available federal data. 3 career, 32 volunteer,

Does Penobscot County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes — 20 departments in Penobscot County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve Penobscot County? ▼

Penobscot County has 1,043 total fire department personnel across 48 departments. The average per department is 22, which is 5% above the Maine average.

Are Penobscot County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 32 of 48 departments (67%) in Penobscot 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.