Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Harwich Fire Department

Harwich, MA · Barnstable County. Harwich Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Harwich Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Massachusetts average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$744,739
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
48/100
Harwich 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 D
17.5 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 B
$21,278 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 2 stations

Harwich Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Harwich, MA (Barnstable County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,828 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $744,739.

  • National personnel rank #7,828 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #200 of 326
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Barnstable County

Harwich Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 01126 · Harwich Fire Department, MA 35 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,828
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Laureldale Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $745K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Laureldale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, NJ (+ 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
Harwich, MA
FDID
01126

FEMA Grant History

$745K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2020)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-12822 $335,443.35
2019 EMW-2019-FG-01568 $409,296

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Harwich Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #200 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,828 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Harwich Fire Department is 4.5% 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.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Laureldale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bourne Fire
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Brewster Fire Department
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Chatham Fire Department
South Chatham · other
Chatham Fire Department
Chatham · career
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Nationwide career peers near 35 personnel

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

Laureldale Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, NJ 35 Las Animas - Bent County Fire Department, CO 35 Pipestone - Berrien Townships - Eau Claire Fire Department, MI 35 Bristol Fire Station, VT 35 Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, MI 35 Fulton Fire Department, MO 35 Narragansett Fire Department, RI 35 South Pierce Fire and Rescue, WA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Harwich Fire Department have?

Harwich Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,828 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #200 of 326 by personnel.

Does Harwich Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Harwich Fire Department operate?

Harwich Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Harwich Fire Department?

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

Has Harwich Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Harwich Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $744,739.35 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.