Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station

Biddeford, ME · York County. Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 75 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.

75
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Maine average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+257%
vs. Maine average
3
stations
$285,305
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
35/100
Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station

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 C
25 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 F
$3,804 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
75 personnel · 3 stations

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Biddeford, ME (York County), with 3 stations and 75 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,646 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $285,305.

  • National personnel rank #1,646 of 22,440
  • ME personnel rank #11 of 290
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 41 other listed departments in York County

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

75 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 R0060 · Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station, ME 75 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 75
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Yakima
  • FEMA-LIGHT $285K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Yakima Fire Department, WA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Biddeford, ME
FDID
R0060

FEMA Grant History

$285K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-16456 $285,305

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

Staffing vs the Maine average

How Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maine. In-state it ranks #11 of 290 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,646 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 257% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
20
ME departments
497

County roster fringe

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station is 5.7% of York County roster mass

The county lists 46 departments totaling 1,315 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 75 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Yakima Fire Department, WA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Acton Volunteer Fire Department
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Alfred Fire and Rescue Department
Alfred · volunteer
Arundel Fire - Rescue
Arundel · volunteer
Berwick Fire Department
Berwick · volunteer
Buxton Fire Department
Buxton · volunteer
Cornish Volunteer Fire Department
Cornish · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 75 personnel

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

City of Yakima Fire Department, WA 75 Carlstadt Fire Department, NJ 75 Back Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV 75 Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company - Brightwood Station, PA 75 North Kingstown Fire Department, RI 75 Burlington Fire Department, VT 75 Pocatello Fire Department, ID 75 Whiteman Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, MO 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station have?

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station has 75 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 257% above the Maine average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,646 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ME, it ranks #11 of 290 by personnel.

Does Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station operate?

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station?

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving York County, ME. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station received federal grants?

Yes, Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $285,305 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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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