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Ashburnham Fire Department

Ashburnham, MA · Worcester County. Ashburnham Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ashburnham Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Massachusetts average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+69%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$889,085
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
44/100
Ashburnham 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
29.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness F
0.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$15,069 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
59 personnel · 2 stations

Ashburnham Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ashburnham, MA (Worcester County), with 2 stations and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,745 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $889,085.

  • National personnel rank #2,745 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #67 of 326
  • 3.39 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 71 other listed departments in Worcester County

Ashburnham Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 27011 · Ashburnham Fire Department, MA 59 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,745
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Big Creek Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $889K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Big Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, KY (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Ashburnham, MA
FDID
27011

FEMA Grant History

$889K
Cumulative funding (FY2004–2018)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-04599 $206,190
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00340 $19,992
2004 EMW-2004-FG-1885 $662,903

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Ashburnham Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #67 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,745 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 69% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Ashburnham Fire Department is 2.1% of Worcester County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 2,783 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.39 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Big Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, KY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 59 personnel

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

Big Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, KY 59 Greece Lake Shore Fire Department, NY 59 West Leyden Fire Company Incorporated, NY 59 Westfield Fire Department, IN 59 Llanerch Fire Company, PA 59 Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District, SC 59 Middleport Fire Company Incorporated, NY 59 Alexandria Fire District, KY 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ashburnham Fire Department have?

Ashburnham Fire Department has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 69% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,745 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #67 of 326 by personnel.

Does Ashburnham Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ashburnham Fire Department operate?

Ashburnham Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ashburnham Fire Department?

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

Has Ashburnham Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ashburnham Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $889,085 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2004–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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