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Worcester County, MA 88 departments

Name: Worcester, MA Fire Department Data
Creator: PlainFireData
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for Worcester County, part of Massachusetts.

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

Departments

2,636

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in Worcester County

All fire departments in Worcester County, MA with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
ASHBURNHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT Ashburnham · EMS	volunteer	59	2
ASHBURNHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT Ashburnham · EMS	other	—	—
ATHOL FIRE DEPARTMENT Athol	other	—	—
AUBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT Auburn	other	—	—
AUBURN FIRE DEPARTMENT Auburn · EMS	volunteer	48	2
BARRE FIRE DEPARTMENT Barre	other	—	—
BARRE FIRE DEPARTMENT Barre	volunteer	47	2
BERLIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Berlin	volunteer	36	1
BLACKSTONE FIRE DEPARTMENT Blackstone · EMS	volunteer	34	3
BLACKSTONE FIRE DEPARTMENT Blackstone	other	—	—
BOLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Bolton · EMS	volunteer	22	1
BOYLSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Boylston · EMS	volunteer	39	1
BROOKFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT Brookfield	volunteer	27	1
CHARLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Charlton · EMS	other	—	—
CLINTON FIRE DEPARTMENT / CLINTON AMBULANCE SERVICE Clinton · EMS	career	45	1
DEVENS FIRE DEPARTMENT Devens · EMS	career	23	1
DOUGLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT Douglas · EMS	volunteer	28	2
DUDLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT Dudley · EMS	volunteer	42	1
EAST BROOKFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT East Brookfield · EMS	volunteer	36	1
FITCHBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT Fitchburg · EMS	career	100	3
FITCHBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT - SUMMER STREET STATION Fitchburg	other	—	—
GARDNER FIRE DEPARTMENT Gardner · EMS	career	52	2
GARDNER FIRE DEPARTMENT - ELM STREET STATION Gardner	other	—	—
GRAFTON FIRE DEPARTMENT South Grafton	other	—	—
GRAFTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Grafton	volunteer	70	3
HARDWICK FIRE DEPARTMENT Hardwick · EMS	volunteer	16	1
HARVARD FIRE DEPARTMENT Still River	other	—	—
HARVARD FIRE DEPARTMENT Harvard	volunteer	23	2
HOLDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT Holden	volunteer	53	2
HOLDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT - CHAFFINS STATION Holden	other	—	—
HOPEDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT Hopedale · EMS	volunteer	32	1
HUBBARDSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Hubbardston	other	—	—
HUBBARDSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Hubbardston · EMS	volunteer	33	2
LANCASTER FIRE DEPARTMENT - SOUTH STATION Lancaster	other	—	—
LEICESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Leicester	volunteer	55	3
LEICESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Cherry Valley	other	—	—
LEOMINSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Leominster	other	—	—
LEOMINSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Leominster · EMS	career	83	3
LUNENBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT Lunenburg · EMS	volunteer	40	1
MASSACHUSETTS FIRE DISTRICT FOURTEEN Northborough · EMS	other	—	—
MENDON FIRE DEPARTMENT Mendon · EMS	other	—	—
MENDON FIRE DEPARTMENT Mendon	volunteer	20	1
MILFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT Milford · EMS	other	—	—
MILFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT Milford · EMS	career	40	2
MILLBURY FIRE DEPARTMENT Millbury	other	—	—
MILLBURY FIRE DEPARTMENT Millbury · EMS	volunteer	53	4
MILLVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE Millville · EMS	other	—	—
MILLVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE Millville · EMS	volunteer	27	2
NEW BRAINTREE FIRE DEPARTMENT New Braintree	volunteer	19	1
NORTH BROOKFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT North Brookfield	other	—	—
NORTHBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT Northborough · EMS	volunteer	40	1
NORTHBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT Whitinsville · EMS	volunteer	44	2
OAKHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT Oakham · EMS	volunteer	26	1
PAXTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Paxton · EMS	volunteer	44	1
PETERSHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT Petersham	volunteer	37	1
PHILLIPSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Phillipston	other	—	—
PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT Princeton · EMS	other	—	—
PRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT Princeton · EMS	volunteer	31	2
ROCHDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT Rochdale · EMS	other	—	—
ROYALSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Royalston · EMS	other	—	—
ROYALSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Royalston · EMS	volunteer	24	2
RUTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT Rutland · EMS	volunteer	44	1
SHREWSBURY FIRE DEPARTMENT Shrewsbury	other	—	—
SHREWSBURY FIRE DEPARTMENT Shrewsbury · EMS	career	59	3
SOUTHBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT Southborough · EMS	career	40	2
SOUTHBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT Southborough · EMS	other	—	—
SOUTHBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT Southbridge · EMS	volunteer	56	1
SPENCER FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES Spencer · EMS	volunteer	51	1
STERLING FIRE DEPARTMENT Sterling · EMS	volunteer	44	1
STURBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT Sturbridge · EMS	volunteer	28	1
SUTTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Sutton · EMS	volunteer	55	3
TEMPLETON FIRE DEPARTMENT Templeton · EMS	other	—	—
TOWN OF CHARLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Charlton City · EMS	volunteer	28	2
TOWN OF OXFORD FIRE-EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Oxford · EMS	volunteer	26	2
UPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Upton	volunteer	30	1
UXBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT Uxbridge · EMS	volunteer	30	3
UXBRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT Uxbridge	other	—	—
WARREN FIRE DEPARTMENT - WEST WARREN STATION West Warren · EMS	other	—	—
WARREN FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE Warren · EMS	volunteer	31	2
WEBSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Webster · EMS	other	—	—
WEBSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Webster · EMS	volunteer	50	2
WEST BOYLSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT West Boylston · EMS	volunteer	43	1
WEST BROOKFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT West Brookfield	volunteer	19	1
WESTBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT Westborough · EMS	career	50	1
WESTMINSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Westminster · EMS	volunteer	29	1
WORCESTER AIRPORT POLICE AND FIRE Worcester	other	—	—
WORCESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Worcester	career	475	12
WORCESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT - BROWN SQUARE FIRE STATION Worcester	other	—	—

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Worcester County, MA

Worcester County reports 88 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 2,636 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 10 career (paid), 45 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 60 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. Massachusetts overall averages roughly 35 personnel per department across 568 departments. Worcester County averages 30 personnel per department, 14% 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 38,700 fires and 51 fire deaths annually, and 35% 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.

Massachusetts Overview

State departments: 568
Annual fires: 38,700
Volunteer %: 35%

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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Worcester County, MA? ▼

Worcester County, MA has 88 fire departments with available federal data. 10 career, 45 volunteer,

Does Worcester County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes — 60 departments in Worcester County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve Worcester County? ▼

Worcester County has 2,636 total fire department personnel across 88 departments. The average per department is 30, which is 14% below the Massachusetts average.

Are Worcester County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 45 of 88 departments (51%) in Worcester 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.