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Adams Fire Department

Adams, MA · Berkshire County. Adams Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Adams Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Massachusetts average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+3%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
Adams Fire Department

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 B
36 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
36 personnel · 1 station

Adams Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Adams, MA (Berkshire County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,187 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,187 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #187 of 326
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 34 other listed departments in Berkshire County

Adams Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 03004 · Adams Fire Department, MA 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,187
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Norfork Volunteer…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Norfork Volunteer Fire, AR (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Adams, MA
FDID
03004

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Adams Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #187 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,187 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Adams Fire Department is 4.3% of Berkshire County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 828 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Norfork Volunteer Fire, AR (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Alford Volunteer Fire Department
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Becket Fire Department
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Cheshire Fire Department
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Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department
Clarksburg · volunteer
Dalton Fire and Rescue Department
Dalton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Norfork Volunteer Fire, AR 36 Urbana Rural Fire Department, MO 36 Hand Cove Volunteer Fire Department, AR 36 Tremonton Fire Department Ambulance, UT 36 Smith Grove Fire Department, NC 36 Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department, KY 36 Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36 Oak Wolfe Fire Department, NC 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Adams Fire Department have?

Adams Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,187 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #187 of 326 by personnel.

Does Adams Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Adams Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Adams Fire Department operate?

Adams Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Adams Fire Department?

Adams Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkshire County, MA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

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

Related guides

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