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Kingston Fire District

Kingston, RI · Washington County. Kingston Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kingston Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Rhode Island average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Rhode Island average
1
station
$662,700
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
71/100
Kingston Fire District

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
38 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 B
$17,439 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 1 station

Kingston Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Kingston, RI (Washington County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,766 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $662,700.

  • National personnel rank #6,766 of 22,440
  • RI personnel rank #32 of 66
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Washington County

Kingston Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 03201 · Kingston Fire District, RI 38 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,766
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Kittanning
  • FEMA-MID $663K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Kittanning Fire Department, PA (+ 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
Kingston, RI
FDID
03201

FEMA Grant History

$663K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01569 $156,000
2017 EMW2016FF00459 $166,874
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0832 $339,826

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

Staffing vs the Rhode Island average

How Kingston Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Rhode Island. In-state it ranks #32 of 66 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,766 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
9
RI departments
111

County roster fringe

Kingston Fire District is 5.0% of Washington County roster mass

The county lists 31 departments totaling 764 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 26% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Kittanning Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

West Kittanning Fire Department, PA 38 Burrell Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 38 Attalla Fire and Rescue, AL 38 City of Ashland Division of Fire, OH 38 Goodhope Fire Department Incorporated, MO 38 Mineral Springs Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, NC 38 Colington Fire Department, NC 38 Cotton Volunteer Fire Department, NC 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kingston Fire District have?

Kingston Fire District has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Rhode Island average of 38 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,766 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within RI, it ranks #32 of 66 by personnel.

Does Kingston Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kingston Fire District operate?

Kingston Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Kingston Fire District?

Kingston Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Washington County, RI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Kingston Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Kingston Fire District has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $662,700 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.