Department profile

Volunteer

Carver Fire Department

Carver, MA · Plymouth County. Carver Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 73 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

73
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Carver Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Massachusetts average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+109%
vs. Massachusetts average
3
stations
$397,392
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
Carver 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 C
24.3 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$5,444 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
73 personnel · 3 stations

Carver Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Carver, MA (Plymouth County), with 3 stations and 73 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,744 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $397,392.

  • National personnel rank #1,744 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #48 of 326
  • 4.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • 30 other listed departments in Plymouth County

Carver Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

73 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 23052 · Carver Fire Department, MA 73 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 73
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,744
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Florence
  • FEMA-LIGHT $397K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Florence Fire Department, SC (+ 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
Carver, MA
FDID
23052

FEMA Grant History

$397K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00948 $227,619
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0165 $169,773

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Carver Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #48 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,744 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 109% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Carver Fire Department is 5.1% of Plymouth County roster mass

The county lists 47 departments totaling 1,438 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 81% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 73 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 73 personnel

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

City of Florence Fire Department, SC 73 City of Hobbs Fire Department, NM 73 Titusville Fire and Emergency Services, FL 73 Lakeville Fire Department, MN 73 Point Pleasant Fire District, NY 73 Miami Township Fire and Rescue, OH 73 Community Volunteer Fire Department of Mahaffey, PA 73 Morris Township Fire Department, NJ 73

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carver Fire Department have?

Carver Fire Department has 73 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 109% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,744 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #48 of 326 by personnel.

Does Carver Fire Department provide EMS services?

Carver Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Carver Fire Department operate?

Carver Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Carver Fire Department?

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

Has Carver Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Carver Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $397,392 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.