Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Barnstead Fire Rescue

Center Barnstead, NH · Belknap County. Barnstead Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Barnstead Fire Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Hampshire average.

Top 14%
national personnel size
+120%
vs. New Hampshire average
2
stations
$1,598,875
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
68/100
Barnstead Fire 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
27.5 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 B
$29,070 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
55 personnel · 2 stations

Barnstead Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Center Barnstead, NH (Belknap County), with 2 stations and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,081 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,598,875.

  • National personnel rank #3,081 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #26 of 203
  • 3.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Belknap County

Barnstead Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 00205 · Barnstead Fire Rescue, NH 55 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,081
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Faucette Township…
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Faucette Township Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Center Barnstead, NH
FDID
00205

FEMA Grant History

$1.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01051 $857,142.85
2017 EMW2016FO04294 $231,315
2014 EMW2013FV02460 $285,000
2011 EMW-2011-FV-0092 $225,417

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Barnstead Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #26 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,081 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 120% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster geometry

Belknap County HIFLD mix around Barnstead Fire Rescue

Belknap County: 20 departments, 358 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Faucette Township Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barnstead Fire and Rescue
Barnstead · other
Belmont Fire Department
Belmont · volunteer
Center Harbor Fire and Rescue
Center Harbor · volunteer
Gilford Fire Rescue Department
Gilford · volunteer
Gilmanton Fire Department
Gilmanton Iron Works · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Faucette Township Volunteer Fire Department, NC 55 Atlantic Volunteer Fire Department, VA 55 Sisters Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District, OR 55 Belton Fire Department / Emergency Medical Services, TX 55 Boerne Volunteer Fire Department, TX 55 Boothbay Volunteer Fire Department, ME 55 Champions Area Volunteer Fire Department, TX 55 Clay City Fire Protection District, IL 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Barnstead Fire Rescue have?

Barnstead Fire Rescue has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 120% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,081 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #26 of 203 by personnel.

Does Barnstead Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Barnstead Fire Rescue operate?

Barnstead Fire Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Barnstead Fire Rescue?

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

Has Barnstead Fire Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Barnstead Fire Rescue has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,598,874.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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

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