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Bradford Fire Department

Bradford, NH · Merrimack County. Bradford Fire Department 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

Bradford Fire Department 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
$8,714
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
37/100
Bradford 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
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 F
$290 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Bradford Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bradford, NH (Merrimack 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 #9,916 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $8,714.

  • National personnel rank #9,916 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #101 of 203
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 30 other listed departments in Merrimack County

Bradford Fire Department 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 60540 · Bradford Fire Department, 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 #9,916
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Pleasant
  • FEMA-LIGHT $9K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Pleasant Fire Department, TN (+ 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
Bradford, NH
FDID
60540

FEMA Grant History

$9K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-04136 $8,714.28

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Bradford Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #101 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,916 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

Bradford Fire Department is 3.4% of Merrimack County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 874 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Mount Pleasant Fire Department, TN (+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.

Mount Pleasant Fire Department, TN 30 Marion Fire Department, SD 30 Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department, OH 30 Lake Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Langford Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Eleva Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Varysburg Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NY 30 Arcadia-Glencoe Fire Department, WI 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bradford Fire Department have?

Bradford Fire Department 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 #9,916 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #101 of 203 by personnel.

Does Bradford Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bradford Fire Department operate?

Bradford Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bradford Fire Department?

Bradford Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Merrimack County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Bradford Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bradford Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $8,714.28 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

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