Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Dennis Fire Department

West Dennis, MA · Barnstable County. Dennis Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Dennis Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Massachusetts average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+46%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$229,188
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
41/100
Dennis 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
25.5 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 F
$4,494 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
51 personnel · 2 stations

Dennis Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving West Dennis, MA (Barnstable County), with 2 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,702 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $229,188.

  • National personnel rank #3,702 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #108 of 326
  • 3.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Barnstable County

Dennis Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 01075 · Dennis Fire Department, MA 51 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,702
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Ada County…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $229K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Ada County Fire and Rescue, ID (+ 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
West Dennis, MA
FDID
01075

FEMA Grant History

$229K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-01099 $521,274
- EMW2016FH00064 $-292,086

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Dennis Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #108 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,702 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 46% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Dennis Fire Department is 6.6% 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.

3.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Ada County Fire and Rescue, ID (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 51 personnel

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

North Ada County Fire and Rescue, ID 51 South River-Merrimon Fire and Emergency Medical Services Incorporated, NC 51 Savannah Rural Fire District, MO 51 Southwest Rural Fire District, NE 51 Walla Walla Fire Department and Ambulance Services, WA 51 Del Rio Fire and Rescue, TX 51 Weatherford Fire Department, TX 51 165th Airlift Wing Fire Department-Dod, GA 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dennis Fire Department have?

Dennis Fire Department has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,702 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #108 of 326 by personnel.

Does Dennis Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Dennis Fire Department operate?

Dennis Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Dennis Fire Department?

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

Has Dennis Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Dennis Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $229,188 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 Massachusetts?

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

Related guides

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