Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service

Clinton, MA · Worcester County. Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Massachusetts average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+29%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$258,752
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
56/100
Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service

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
45 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
2 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$5,750 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 1 station

Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department serving Clinton, MA (Worcester County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,772 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $258,752.

  • National personnel rank #4,772 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #134 of 326
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 71 other listed departments in Worcester County

Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 27064 · Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service, MA 45 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,772
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clifton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $259K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clifton Fire Department, NY (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Clinton, MA
FDID
27064

FEMA Grant History

$259K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO06889 $258,752

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #134 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,772 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service is 1.6% of Worcester County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 2,783 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clifton Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Barre · volunteer
Berlin Fire Department
Berlin · volunteer
Blackstone Fire Department
Blackstone · volunteer
Bolton Fire Department
Bolton · volunteer
Boylston Fire Department
Boylston · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 45 personnel

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

Clifton Fire Department, NY 45 Honeoye Falls Fire Department, NY 45 Mumford Fire Department, NY 45 West Brighton Fire Department, NY 45 Montana State Prison, MT 45 South Greenville Fire District, SC 45 Gantt Fire Department, SC 45 Springdale Fire Department, OH 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service have?

Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,772 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #134 of 326 by personnel.

Does Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service provide EMS services?

Yes, Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service operate?

Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service?

Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service is a Career (Paid) department serving Worcester County, MA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service received federal grants?

Yes, Clinton Fire Department / Clinton Ambulance Service has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $258,752 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 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.