Department profile

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Brewster Fire Department

Brewster, MA · Barnstable County. Brewster Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 19%
national personnel size
+37%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$1,005,499
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
74/100
Brewster 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 A
48 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
3 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment B
$20,948 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
48 personnel · 1 station

Brewster Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brewster, MA (Barnstable County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,236 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,005,499.

  • National personnel rank #4,236 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #121 of 326
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Barnstable County

Brewster Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 01041 · Brewster Fire Department, MA 48 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Colebrook Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Colebrook Volunteer Fire Department - Forge Station, CT (+ 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
Brewster, MA
FDID
01041

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2020)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-16569 $178,263
2017 EMW2015FH00538 $284,767
2017 EMW-2017-FO-02216 $190,023
2016 EMW2015FO02060 $352,446

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Brewster Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #121 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,236 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 37% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Brewster Fire Department is 6.2% of Barnstable County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 774 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Colebrook Volunteer Fire Department - Forge Station, CT (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

Colebrook Volunteer Fire Department - Forge Station, CT 48 Lake Meade Fire and Rescue, PA 48 Baltimore Pike Volunteer Fire Department, MD 48 Marlow Volunteer Fire Department - Marlow Station, TN 48 Deer Creek Fire Protection District, MO 48 Collettsville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated, NC 48 Shopville-Stab Volunteer Fire Department, KY 48 Umatilla Tribal Fire Department, OR 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brewster Fire Department have?

Brewster Fire Department has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 37% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,236 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #121 of 326 by personnel.

Does Brewster Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Brewster Fire Department operate?

Brewster Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brewster Fire Department?

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

Has Brewster Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Brewster Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,005,499 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2020 (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 Massachusetts?

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

Related guides

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