Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Ashland Fire and Rescue

Ashland, NH · Grafton County. Ashland Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ashland Fire and Rescue pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the New Hampshire average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. New Hampshire average
1
station
$227,639
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
51/100
Ashland Fire and Rescue

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
30 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 D
$7,588 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Ashland Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Ashland, NH (Grafton County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,853 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $227,639.

  • National personnel rank #9,853 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #100 of 203
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Grafton County

Ashland Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 40205 · Ashland Fire and Rescue, NH 30 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,853
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Teays Valley Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $228K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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 NH department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Ashland, NH
FDID
40205

FEMA Grant History

$228K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00409 $227,639.04

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Ashland Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #100 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,853 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Ashland Fire and Rescue is 3.6% of Grafton County roster mass

The county lists 38 departments totaling 823 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV 30 Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 30 Cotile Volunteer Fire Department, LA 30 Fairmount Township Volunteer Fire and Ambulance, PA 30 Lena Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Cornerville Fire Station, AR 30 Star City Fire Station, AR 30 Wessington Springs Fire Department, SD 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ashland Fire and Rescue have?

Ashland Fire and Rescue has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,853 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #100 of 203 by personnel.

Does Ashland Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Ashland Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ashland Fire and Rescue operate?

Ashland Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ashland Fire and Rescue?

Ashland Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Grafton County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Ashland Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Ashland Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $227,639.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has 293 fire departments with 7,470 total personnel. 63% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.