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Jamestown Fire Department

Jamestown, RI · Newport County. Jamestown Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 73 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.

73
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jamestown Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Rhode Island average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+92%
vs. Rhode Island average
1
station
$285,714
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
58/100
Jamestown 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 A
73 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 F
$3,914 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
73 personnel · 1 station

Jamestown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jamestown, RI (Newport County), with 1 station and 73 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,761 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $285,714.

  • National personnel rank #1,761 of 22,440
  • RI personnel rank #14 of 66
  • 1.37 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Newport County

Jamestown Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

73 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 01500 · Jamestown Fire Department, RI 73 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 73
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,761
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Haven-Adams T…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $286K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: New Haven-Adams Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, IN (+ 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 RI department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Jamestown, RI
FDID
01500

FEMA Grant History

$286K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-05706 $285,714.28

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

Staffing vs the Rhode Island average

How Jamestown Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Rhode Island. In-state it ranks #14 of 66 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,761 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
9
RI departments
111

County staffing outlier

Volunteer island in a career-heavy Newport County

County mix is mostly career (2 volunteer / 6 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed volunteer. County / state rollup.

1.37 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 73 roster).

Photo-finish peer: New Haven-Adams Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, IN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 73 personnel

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

New Haven-Adams Township Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, IN 73 Pope Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, NC 73 Swepsonville Volunteer Fire Department, NC 73 Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department - Central Station, TX 73 Knoxville Community Fire Protection District, IL 73 Lincoln Fire Protection District, IL 73 Lumberton Fire and Emergency Medical Services, TX 73 Somers Volunteer Fire and Ambulance, CT 73

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jamestown Fire Department have?

Jamestown Fire Department has 73 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the Rhode Island average of 38 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,761 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within RI, it ranks #14 of 66 by personnel.

Does Jamestown Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Jamestown Fire Department operate?

Jamestown Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jamestown Fire Department?

Jamestown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Newport County, RI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Jamestown Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Jamestown Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $285,714.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has 111 fire departments with 4,218 total personnel. 38% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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