Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Center Harbor Fire and Rescue

Center Harbor, NH · Belknap County. Center Harbor Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Center Harbor Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the New Hampshire average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. New Hampshire average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Center Harbor Fire and Rescue

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 F
12 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
24 personnel · 2 stations

Center Harbor Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Center Harbor, NH (Belknap County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,292 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,292 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #147 of 203
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Belknap County

Center Harbor Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 00505 · Center Harbor Fire and Rescue, NH 24 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,292
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jefferson Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Center Harbor, NH
FDID
00505

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Center Harbor Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #147 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,292 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Center Harbor Fire and Rescue is 6.7% of Belknap County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 358 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, NC 24 Josephine Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Kingsley Field Fire Department-Dod, OR 24 Lamar Fire Department, MO 24 White Oak Volunteer Fire Department, AL 24 Parkers Mill Fire Department, KY 24 Mosca - Hooper Fire Department, CO 24 Belhaven Fire and Rescue, NC 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Center Harbor Fire and Rescue have?

Center Harbor Fire and Rescue has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,292 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #147 of 203 by personnel.

Does Center Harbor Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Center Harbor Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Center Harbor Fire and Rescue operate?

Center Harbor Fire and Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Center Harbor Fire and Rescue?

Center Harbor Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Belknap County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.