Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod

Westfield, MA · Hampden County. 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 48 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Massachusetts average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+37%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
90/100
104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity A
48 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
48 personnel · 1 station

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod is a Career (Paid) department serving Westfield, MA (Hampden County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,228 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #4,228 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #119 of 326
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Hampden County

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

48 Top 19% higher than 81% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet F3073 · 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA 48 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,228
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Central
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Central Fire Department, SC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Westfield, MA
FDID
F3073

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #119 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,228 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 37% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod is 3.4% of Hampden County roster mass

The county lists 36 departments totaling 1,431 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 81% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Central Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

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Bondsville Fire Department
Bondsville · volunteer
Brimfield Fire Department
Brimfield · volunteer
Chester Fire Department
Huntington · other
Chester Fire Department
Chester · volunteer
Chicopee Fire Department
Chicopee · other
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Nationwide career peers near 48 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MA department.

Central Fire Department, SC 48 Fort Detrick Fire and Emergency Services-Dod, MD 48 Grayslake Fire Protection District, IL 48 Hanover Park Fire Department, IL 48 Rolling Meadows Fire Department, IL 48 State of Hawaii Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting - Hilo Station, HI 48 Village Fire Department, TX 48 West Chicago Fire Protection District, IL 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod have?

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 37% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,228 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #119 of 326 by personnel.

Does 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod provide EMS services?

Yes, 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod operate?

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod?

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod is a Career (Paid) department serving Hampden County, MA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 568 fire departments with 19,841 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

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