Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Burlington Fire Department

Burlington, MA · Middlesex County. Burlington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Burlington Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Massachusetts average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+86%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$873,500
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
52/100
Burlington 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
32.5 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 C
$13,438 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
65 personnel · 2 stations

Burlington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Burlington, MA (Middlesex County), with 2 stations and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,181 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $873,500.

  • National personnel rank #2,181 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #59 of 326
  • 3.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 65 other listed departments in Middlesex County

Burlington Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 17048 · Burlington Fire Department, MA 65 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,181
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grassflat Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $874K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Grassflat Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Burlington, MA
FDID
17048

FEMA Grant History

$874K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00594 $571,635
2015 EMW2014FO01133 $301,865

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Burlington Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #59 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,181 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 86% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Burlington Fire Department is 1.7% of Middlesex County roster mass

The county lists 95 departments totaling 3,724 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 99% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Grassflat Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Acton Fire Department
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Ashby Fire Department
Ashby · volunteer
Ashland Fire Department
Ashland · career
Ayer Fire Department
Ayer · volunteer
Bedford Fire Department
Bedford · career
Belmont Fire Department
Belmont · career
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Nationwide career peers near 65 personnel

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

Grassflat Volunteer Fire Company, PA 65 Saint Regis Falls Volunteer Fire Department, NY 65 Hawthorn Area Volunteer Fire Department, PA 65 Crisfield Fire Department, MD 65 The City of el Segundo Fire Department, CA 65 Griffin Fire and Rescue, GA 65 Grenada Fire Department, MS 65 Pattonville Fire Protection District, MO 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Burlington Fire Department have?

Burlington Fire Department has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 86% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,181 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #59 of 326 by personnel.

Does Burlington Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Burlington Fire Department operate?

Burlington Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Burlington Fire Department?

Burlington Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Middlesex County, MA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Burlington Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Burlington Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $873,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2017 (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 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.