Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Easthampton Fire Department

Easthampton, MA · Hampshire County. Easthampton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

36th pct.
national personnel size
-31%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$3,571,893
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Easthampton 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
24 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
3 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment A
$148,829 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Easthampton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Easthampton, MA (Hampshire County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,367 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,571,893.

  • National personnel rank #14,367 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #272 of 326
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Hampshire County

Easthampton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 15087 · Easthampton Fire Department, MA 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,367
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newell Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $3.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Newell Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Easthampton, MA
FDID
15087

FEMA Grant History

$3.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2018–2022)
7
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-01515 $1,500,196
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05829 $285,714.28
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05999 $280,380.95
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05826 $208,181.81
2020 EMW-2020-FG-16334 $261,904.76
2018 EMW2016FH00111 $582,467
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00023 $453,048.56

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Easthampton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #272 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,367 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 31% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Easthampton Fire Department is 3.6% of Hampshire County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 676 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Newell Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Amherst Fire Department
Amherst · volunteer
Belchertown Fire Department
Belchertown · volunteer
Chesterfield Volunteer Fire Department
Chesterfield · volunteer
Cummington Fire Department
Cummington · volunteer
Goshen Fire Department
Goshen · volunteer
Granby Fire Department
Granby · volunteer
Hadley Fire Department
Hadley · volunteer
All MA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 24 personnel

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

Newell Volunteer Fire Department, WV 24 Parrottsville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 24 Greendale Fire Department, IN 24 Strasburg Fire Protection District, ND 24 Talmage Community Fire Department, NE 24 Ferguson Fire Department, MO 24 Ecorse Fire Department, MI 24 Palatka Fire Department - Key Larkin Station, FL 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Easthampton Fire Department have?

Easthampton Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% below the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,367 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #272 of 326 by personnel.

Does Easthampton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Easthampton Fire Department operate?

Easthampton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Easthampton Fire Department?

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

Has Easthampton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Easthampton Fire Department has received 7 FEMA grants totaling $3,571,893.36 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.