Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station

Hudson, NH · Hillsborough County. Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Hampshire average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+160%
vs. New Hampshire average
3
stations
$2,395,333
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
61/100
Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station

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
21.7 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 A
$36,851 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
65 personnel · 3 stations

Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Hudson, NH (Hillsborough County), with 3 stations and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,225 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,395,333.

  • National personnel rank #2,225 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #13 of 203
  • 4.62 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Hillsborough County

Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 51480 · Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station, NH 65 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,225
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marion City
  • FEMA-MID $2.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marion City Fire Department, OH (+ 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 NH department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Hudson, NH
FDID
51480

FEMA Grant History

$2.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2023)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-01123 $429,527.27
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04520 $179,012.72
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00070 $984,607.94
2018 EMW-2018-FO-02401 $232,041
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00258 $570,144.31

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #13 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,225 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 160% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station is 4.8% of Hillsborough County roster mass

The county lists 38 departments totaling 1,366 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.62 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Marion City Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Amherst Fire Department
Amherst · volunteer
Antrim Fire Department
Antrim · volunteer
Bedford Fire Department
Bedford · career
Bennington Fire and Rescue
Bennington · volunteer
Brookline Fire Department
Brookline · volunteer
All NH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 65 personnel

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

Marion City Fire Department, OH 65 Kenova Volunteer Fire Department, WV 65 Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 65 Hammond Fire Department - Central Station, LA 65 Parkersburg Fire Department 1, WV 65 Ontario International Airport Fire Department, CA 65 Upper Arlington Fire Division, OH 65 Grenada Fire Department, MS 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station have?

Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 160% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,225 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #13 of 203 by personnel.

Does Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station operate?

Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station?

Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Hillsborough County, NH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station received federal grants?

Yes, Hudson New Hampshire Fire Department Central Station has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $2,395,333.24 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.