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Kingston Fire Department

Kingston, NH · Rockingham County. Kingston Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 52 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.

52
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kingston Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Hampshire average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+108%
vs. New Hampshire average
2
stations
$212,869
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
37/100
Kingston 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 C
26 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
$4,094 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
52 personnel · 2 stations

Kingston Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kingston, NH (Rockingham County), with 2 stations and 52 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,593 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $212,869.

  • National personnel rank #3,593 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #31 of 203
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 45 other listed departments in Rockingham County

Kingston Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

52 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 71930 · Kingston Fire Department, NH 52 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 52
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,593
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hartley Emergency…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $213K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hartley Emergency Fire and Ambulance Response Team, IA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Kingston, NH
FDID
71930

FEMA Grant History

$213K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO02903 $212,869

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Kingston Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #31 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,593 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 108% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Kingston Fire Department is 3.3% of Rockingham County roster mass

The county lists 53 departments totaling 1,569 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 52 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hartley Emergency Fire and Ambulance Response Team, IA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 52 personnel

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

Hartley Emergency Fire and Ambulance Response Team, IA 52 Shelbyville Fire Department, IN 52 Saint Stephen Fire Department, MN 52 Rexburg-Madison County Emergency Services, ID 52 Manor Volunteer Fire Department, PA 52 Waymart Volunteer Fire Company, PA 52 Frenchburg Fire Department, KY 52 Independence Fire District, KY 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kingston Fire Department have?

Kingston Fire Department has 52 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 108% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,593 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #31 of 203 by personnel.

Does Kingston Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kingston Fire Department operate?

Kingston Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kingston Fire Department?

Kingston Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rockingham County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Kingston Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kingston Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $212,869 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.