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Charlestown Fire Department

Charlestown, NH · Sullivan County. Charlestown Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Charlestown Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the New Hampshire average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+44%
vs. New Hampshire average
1
station

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
78/100
Charlestown 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
36 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
36 personnel · 1 station

Charlestown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Charlestown, NH (Sullivan County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,249 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,249 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #77 of 203
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Sullivan County

Charlestown Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 90290 · Charlestown Fire Department, NH 36 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,249
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upper Sandusky
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Upper Sandusky Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Charlestown, NH
FDID
90290

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Charlestown Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #77 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,249 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 44% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster geometry

Sullivan County HIFLD mix around Charlestown Fire Department

Sullivan County: 17 departments, 336 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 76% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Upper Sandusky Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Grantham Fire Department
Grantham · volunteer
Langdon Fire and Rescue
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Lempster Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Upper Sandusky Fire Department, OH 36 Sycamore Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 36 Allerton Fire Department, IA 36 Fort Lee Fire and Emergency Services / Fire, VA 36 Clarkfield Fire Department / Clarkfield Area Ambulance, MN 36 Bloomdale Fire and Rescue, OH 36 Rittman Fire Department, OH 36 Sioux Center Fire Department, IA 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Charlestown Fire Department have?

Charlestown Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 44% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,249 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #77 of 203 by personnel.

Does Charlestown Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Charlestown Fire Department operate?

Charlestown Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Charlestown Fire Department?

Charlestown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sullivan 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.