Department profile

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Berkley Fire Department

Berkley, MA · Bristol County. Berkley Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 13%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$328,118
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Berkley 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
28 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$5,859 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 2 stations

Berkley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkley, MA (Bristol County), with 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,969 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $328,118.

  • National personnel rank #2,969 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #78 of 326
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Bristol County

Berkley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 05027 · Berkley Fire Department, MA 56 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sanford
  • FEMA-LIGHT $328K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sanford 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Berkley, MA
FDID
05027

FEMA Grant History

$328K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-01056 $328,118.09

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Berkley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #78 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,969 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Berkley Fire Department is 3.4% of Bristol County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,637 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sanford Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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Easton Fire and Rescue Department
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Easton Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

Sanford Fire Department, NC 56 Mills River Fire and Rescue Incorporated, NC 56 Underwood-Petersville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 56 Golden Fire Department, CO 56 Scotland Volunteer Fire Department, CT 56 Chews Landing Fire Department, NJ 56 King Ferry Fire Department, NY 56 Wyomissing Fire Company, PA 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Berkley Fire Department have?

Berkley Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,969 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #78 of 326 by personnel.

Does Berkley Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Berkley Fire Department operate?

Berkley Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Berkley Fire Department?

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

Has Berkley Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Berkley Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $328,118.09 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 Massachusetts?

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