Department profile

Volunteer

Beddington Volunteer Fire Department

Beddington, ME · Washington County. Beddington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 5 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

5
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Beddington Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Maine average.

0th pct.
national personnel size
-76%
vs. Maine average
1
station
$201,091
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
41/100
Beddington Volunteer 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 F
5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$40,218 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
5 personnel · 1 station

Beddington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Beddington, ME (Washington County), with 1 station and 5 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,368 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $201,091.

  • National personnel rank #22,368 of 22,440
  • ME personnel rank #290 of 290
  • 20.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 36 other listed departments in Washington County

Beddington Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

5 Top 100% in the bottom 1% 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 P1270 · Beddington Volunteer Fire Department, ME 5 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 5
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #22,368
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arizona State Pri…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $201K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Arizona State Prison Complex Fire Brigade - Perryville, AZ (+ 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 ME department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Beddington, ME
FDID
P1270

FEMA Grant History

$201K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00057 $201,091

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

Staffing vs the Maine average

How Beddington Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maine. In-state it ranks #290 of 290 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,368 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 76% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
20
ME departments
497

County roster fringe

Beddington Volunteer Fire Department is 1.1% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 39 departments totaling 447 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 8% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

20.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 5 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Arizona State Prison Complex Fire Brigade - Perryville, AZ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Baileyville Volunteer Fire Department
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Calais Fire Department
Calais · volunteer
Charlotte Volunteer Fire Department
Charlotte · volunteer
Cherryfield Volunteer Fire Department
Cherryfield · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 5 personnel

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

Arizona State Prison Complex Fire Brigade - Perryville, AZ 5 Byers Fire Department Township 8, KS 5 Cherry Volunteer Fire Department, AZ 5 Golden Garden Volunteer Fire Department, IL 5 Mustang Volunteer Fire Department, TX 5 Pilot-Herscher Township Fire Protection District, IL 5 Lostine Volunteer Fire Department, OR 5 Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CT 5

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Beddington Volunteer Fire Department have?

Beddington Volunteer Fire Department has 5 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% below the Maine average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,368 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ME, it ranks #290 of 290 by personnel.

Does Beddington Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Beddington Volunteer Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Beddington Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Beddington Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Beddington Volunteer Fire Department?

Beddington Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Washington County, ME. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Beddington Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Beddington Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $201,091 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Maine?

Maine has 497 fire departments with 10,506 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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