Acton Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Acton Volunteer Fire Department

Acton Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Acton, within York County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 53 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Maine has 497 registered fire departments and 10,506 total personnel, averaging roughly 21 staff per department. Acton Volunteer Fire Department runs 152% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 9,800 fires, 20 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.