Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Cumberland Hill Fire Department

Cumberland, RI · Providence County. Cumberland Hill Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cumberland Hill Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Rhode Island average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
-32%
vs. Rhode Island average
1
station
$196,477
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
45/100
Cumberland Hill 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 C
26 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 D
$7,557 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Cumberland Hill Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cumberland, RI (Providence County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,498 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $196,477.

  • National personnel rank #12,498 of 22,440
  • RI personnel rank #55 of 66
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 33 other listed departments in Providence County

Cumberland Hill Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 00803 · Cumberland Hill Fire Department, RI 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,498
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Oneonta
  • FEMA-LIGHT $196K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Oneonta Fire Department, AL (+ 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 RI department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Cumberland, RI
FDID
00803

FEMA Grant History

$196K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-03885 $196,477

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

Staffing vs the Rhode Island average

How Cumberland Hill Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Rhode Island. In-state it ranks #55 of 66 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,498 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 32% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
9
RI departments
111

County roster fringe

Cumberland Hill Fire Department is 1.1% of Providence County roster mass

The county lists 46 departments totaling 2,266 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Oneonta Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albion Fire Department
Lincoln · volunteer
Central Falls Fire Department
Central Falls · career
Chepachet Fire Department
Chepachet · volunteer
Chopmist Hill Fire Department
Scituate · volunteer
Cranston Fire Department
Cranston · career
Cumberland Fire District
Cumberland · career
East Providence Fire Department
East Providence · career
Foster Center Fire Department
Foster · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 26 personnel

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

Oneonta Fire Department, AL 26 Aura Volunteer Fire Department, MI 26 Blounts Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, NC 26 Butler Fire Department, MO 26 Town of Weaversville Fire Department, NC 26 Saint Joseph City Fire Department, MI 26 161st Air National Guard-Dod, AZ 26 Jacksonville Fire Department, IL 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cumberland Hill Fire Department have?

Cumberland Hill Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% below the Rhode Island average of 38 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,498 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within RI, it ranks #55 of 66 by personnel.

Does Cumberland Hill Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cumberland Hill Fire Department operate?

Cumberland Hill Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cumberland Hill Fire Department?

Cumberland Hill Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Providence County, RI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Cumberland Hill Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cumberland Hill Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $196,477 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has 111 fire departments with 4,218 total personnel. 38% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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