Department profile

Volunteer

Great Barrington Fire Department

Great Barrington, MA · Berkshire County. Great Barrington Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

56
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 13%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations

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
62/100
Great Barrington 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
28 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
56 personnel · 2 stations

Great Barrington Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Great Barrington, MA (Berkshire County), with 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,995 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,995 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #80 of 326
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 34 other listed departments in Berkshire County

Great Barrington Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 03113 · Great Barrington Fire Department, MA 56 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #2,995
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Redwood Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Redwood Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Great Barrington, MA
FDID
03113

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Great Barrington Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #80 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,995 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Great Barrington Fire Department is 6.8% of Berkshire County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 828 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Redwood Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

Redwood Volunteer Fire Department, NC 56 Kernersville Fire Department, NC 56 Forsyth County Fire Department, NC 56 Walkertown Fire and Rescue, NC 56 Upper Saint Clair Volunteer Fire Department, PA 56 Berkeley Hills Volunteer Fire Company, PA 56 Chews Landing Fire Department, NJ 56 Scotland Volunteer Fire Department, CT 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Great Barrington Fire Department have?

Great Barrington Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,995 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #80 of 326 by personnel.

Does Great Barrington Fire Department provide EMS services?

Great Barrington Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Great Barrington Fire Department operate?

Great Barrington Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Great Barrington Fire Department?

Great Barrington Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Berkshire County, MA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.