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Hill Fire Department

Hill, NH · Merrimack County. Hill Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hill Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New Hampshire average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-48%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Hill 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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

Hill Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hill, NH (Merrimack County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,100 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,100 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #197 of 203
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 30 other listed departments in Merrimack County

Hill Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 61505 · Hill Fire Department, NH 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,100
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Winchester Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Winchester Volunteer Fire Department, ID (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Hill, NH
FDID
61505

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Hill Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #197 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,100 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 48% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Hill Fire Department is 1.5% of Merrimack County roster mass

The county lists 34 departments totaling 874 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Winchester Volunteer Fire Department, ID (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Winchester Volunteer Fire Department, ID 13 Peralta Fire Department, NM 13 Indianola Volunteer Fire Department, OK 13 Canadian Volunteer Fire Department, OK 13 Rome Volunteer Fire Department, IN 13 Happyland Volunteer Fire Association, OK 13 Winger Volunteer Fire Department, MN 13 Highway 365 Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hill Fire Department have?

Hill Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% below the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,100 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #197 of 203 by personnel.

Does Hill Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hill Fire Department operate?

Hill Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hill Fire Department?

Hill Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Merrimack 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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