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Gilford Fire Rescue Department

Gilford, NH · Belknap County. Gilford Fire Rescue Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gilford Fire Rescue Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Hampshire average.

Top 12%
national personnel size
+136%
vs. New Hampshire 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
93/100
Gilford Fire Rescue 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 A
59 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
59 personnel · 1 station

Gilford Fire Rescue Department is a Volunteer department serving Gilford, NH (Belknap County), with 1 station and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,766 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,766 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #22 of 203
  • 1.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Belknap County

Gilford Fire Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 00605 · Gilford Fire Rescue Department, NH 59 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,766
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cartersville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cartersville Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Gilford, NH
FDID
00605

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Gilford Fire Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #22 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,766 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 136% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster geometry

Belknap County HIFLD mix around Gilford Fire Rescue Department

Belknap County: 20 departments, 358 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cartersville Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Belmont Fire Department
Belmont · volunteer
Center Harbor Fire and Rescue
Center Harbor · volunteer
Gilmanton Fire Department
Gilmanton Iron Works · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 59 personnel

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

Cartersville Fire Department, GA 59 North Highline Fire District, WA 59 Campbellsville Fire Department, KY 59 Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District, IL 59 Delphos Fire and Rescue, OH 59 Troutville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 59 Flint Township Fire Department, MI 59 West of New Bern Volunteer Fire Department, NC 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gilford Fire Rescue Department have?

Gilford Fire Rescue Department has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 136% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,766 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #22 of 203 by personnel.

Does Gilford Fire Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gilford Fire Rescue Department operate?

Gilford Fire Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gilford Fire Rescue Department?

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

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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