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Derry Fire Department

Derry, NH · Rockingham County. Derry Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 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.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Derry Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the New Hampshire average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
+28%
vs. New Hampshire average
1
station
$2,331,937
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Derry 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 B
32 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 A
$72,873 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

Derry Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Derry, NH (Rockingham County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,040 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,331,937.

  • National personnel rank #9,040 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #96 of 203
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 45 other listed departments in Rockingham County

Derry Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 70914 · Derry Fire Department, NH 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,040
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pittsville
  • FEMA-MID $2.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pittsville Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Derry, NH
FDID
70914

FEMA Grant History

$2.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02083 $210,909
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00383 $465,356.6
2009 EMW-2009-FC-0204 $1,655,671

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Derry Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #96 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,040 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 28% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Derry Fire Department is 2.0% of Rockingham County roster mass

The county lists 53 departments totaling 1,569 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pittsville Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Pittsville Fire Department, WI 32 Harrison Township Fire Department, OH 32 Jordan Fire Department, MN 32 Ocheyedan Fire Department, IA 32 Wedington Fire Department, AR 32 Morse Fire Department, MN 32 Hermantown Volunteer Fire Department, MN 32 French Township Volunteer Fire Department, MN 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Derry Fire Department have?

Derry Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 28% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,040 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #96 of 203 by personnel.

Does Derry Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Derry Fire Department operate?

Derry Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Derry Fire Department?

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

Has Derry Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Derry Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $2,331,936.6 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.