Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Cotuit Fire Department

Cotuit, MA · Barnstable County. Cotuit Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 19 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.

19
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cotuit Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Massachusetts average.

20th pct.
national personnel size
-46%
vs. Massachusetts 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
30/100
Cotuit 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 D
19 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
19 personnel · 1 station

Cotuit Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cotuit, MA (Barnstable County), with 1 station and 19 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,931 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,931 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #301 of 326
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Barnstable County

Cotuit Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

19 Top 80% higher than 20% 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 01921 · Cotuit Fire Department, MA 19 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 19
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Westphalia Townsh…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Westphalia Township Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Cotuit, MA
FDID
01921

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Cotuit Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #301 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,931 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 46% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Cotuit Fire Department is 2.5% of Barnstable County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 774 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 19 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Westphalia Township Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Chatham Fire Department
Chatham · career
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Nationwide career peers near 19 personnel

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

Westphalia Township Fire Department, MI 19 City of Saint Johns Fire Department, MI 19 Dallas Township Fire and Rescue, MI 19 Prescott Volunteer Fire Department, IA 19 Kingsford Department of Public Safety, MI 19 Central Coventry Fire District, RI 19 Graysville Fire and Rescue, AL 19 Steilacoom Department of Public Safety, WA 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cotuit Fire Department have?

Cotuit Fire Department has 19 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% below the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,931 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #301 of 326 by personnel.

Does Cotuit Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cotuit Fire Department operate?

Cotuit Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cotuit Fire Department?

Cotuit Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Barnstable County, MA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 568 fire departments with 19,841 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.