County profile

Washington County, ME 38 departments

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

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

Departments

447

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in Washington County

All fire departments in Washington County, ME with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
ADDISON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - SOUTH ADDISON Addison	other	—	—
ALEXANDER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Alexander · EMS	other	—	—
BAILEYVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Baileyville	volunteer	18	1
BARING PLANTATION VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Baring Plantation	volunteer	9	1
BEDDINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Beddington	volunteer	5	1
CALAIS FIRE DEPARTMENT Calais	other	—	—
CALAIS FIRE DEPARTMENT Calais	volunteer	35	2
CHARLOTTE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Charlotte	volunteer	22	1
CHERRYFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Cherryfield	volunteer	20	1
COLUMBIA FALLS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Columbia Falls	other	—	—
COLUMBIA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Columbia	other	—	—
COOPER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Cooper	volunteer	10	1
CUTLER NAVY FIRE DEPARTMENT-DOD Cutler · EMS	career	13	1
CUTLER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Cutler	other	—	—
DANFORTH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Danforth	volunteer	12	1
DEBLOIS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Deblois	volunteer	11	1
DENNYSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Dennysville	other	—	—
EAST MACHIAS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT East Machias	volunteer	22	1
EASTPORT MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENT Eastport	other	—	—
GRAND LAKE STREAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Grand Lake Stream	other	—	—
HARRINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Harrington	volunteer	12	1
INDIAN TOWNSHIP FIRE AND RESCUE Princeton · EMS	volunteer	20	1
JONESBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Jonesboro	volunteer	18	1
LUBEC VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Lubec	volunteer	46	1
MACHIAS FIRE DEPARTMENT Machias	volunteer	26	1
MACHIASPORT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Machiasport	other	—	—
MEDDYBEMPS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Meddybemps	volunteer	16	1
MILBRIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Milbridge	volunteer	20	1
PEMBROKE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Pembroke	volunteer	12	1
PERRY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Perry	volunteer	30	1
PLEASANT POINT FIRE DEPARTMENT Pleasant Point	volunteer	17	1
PRINCETON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Princeton	other	—	—
ROBBINSTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Robbinston	volunteer	15	1
STEUBEN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Steuben	volunteer	25	1
TOPSFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Topsfield	other	—	—
VANCEBORO VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Vanceboro	volunteer	13	1
WESLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Wesley	other	—	—
WHITING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Whiting	other	—	—

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Washington County, ME

Washington County reports 38 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 447 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 1 career (paid), 23 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 3 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. Washington County averages 12 personnel per department, 43% below the state mean. Lighter staffing per department is common in rural counties where a larger number of small volunteer companies share territory. 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 Washington County, ME? ▼

Washington County, ME has 38 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 23 volunteer,

Does Washington County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes — 3 departments in Washington County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve Washington County? ▼

Washington County has 447 total fire department personnel across 38 departments. The average per department is 12, which is 43% below the Maine average.

Are Washington County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 23 of 38 departments (61%) in Washington 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.