Department profile

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Claremont Fire Department

Claremont, NH · Sullivan County. Claremont Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Claremont Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the New Hampshire average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+68%
vs. New Hampshire average
1
station
$839,556
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
76/100
Claremont 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
42 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 B
$19,989 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

Claremont Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Claremont, NH (Sullivan County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,457 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $839,556.

  • National personnel rank #5,457 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #51 of 203
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Sullivan County

Claremont Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 90316 · Claremont Fire Department, NH 42 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,457
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fort Monroe Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $840K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fort Monroe Fire Department-Dod, VA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Claremont, NH
FDID
90316

FEMA Grant History

$840K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FH00392 $839,556

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Claremont Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #51 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,457 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 68% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster geometry

Sullivan County HIFLD mix around Claremont Fire Department

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

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fort Monroe Fire Department-Dod, VA (+0 personnel).

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Grantham Fire Department
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Langdon Fire and Rescue
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Lempster Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Fort Monroe Fire Department-Dod, VA 42 Middleton Township Fire Department, OH 42 Northwood Fire Department, OH 42 Lebanon Fire Department, TN 42 Apple Creek Volunteer Fire Department, OH 42 Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department - Blountville, TN 42 Flaherty Volunteer Fire Department, KY 42 Windsor Heights Fire Department, IA 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Claremont Fire Department have?

Claremont Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 68% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,457 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #51 of 203 by personnel.

Does Claremont Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Claremont Fire Department operate?

Claremont Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Claremont Fire Department?

Claremont Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sullivan County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Claremont Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Claremont Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $839,556 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.