Department profile

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Lincoln Fire Department

Lincoln, MA · Middlesex County. Lincoln Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lincoln Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Massachusetts average.

23rd pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$187,041
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
34/100
Lincoln 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 D
20 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$9,352 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
20 personnel · 1 station

Lincoln Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lincoln, MA (Middlesex County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,262 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $187,041.

  • National personnel rank #17,262 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #297 of 326
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 65 other listed departments in Middlesex County

Lincoln Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 77% higher than 23% 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 17157 · Lincoln Fire Department, MA 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,262
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Friendship
  • FEMA-LIGHT $187K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Friendship Fire Department, TN (+ 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Lincoln, MA
FDID
17157

FEMA Grant History

$187K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-06643 $187,041

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Lincoln Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #297 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,262 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Lincoln Fire Department is 0.5% of Middlesex County roster mass

The county lists 95 departments totaling 3,724 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 99% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Friendship Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Friendship Fire Department, TN 20 Alamo Volunteer Fire Department, TN 20 Ventura Protective Association, IA 20 Bradshaw Rural Fire Department, NE 20 North Coffee Volunteer Fire Department, TN 20 Vashti Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20 Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department, VA 20 Albany-Delaware Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lincoln Fire Department have?

Lincoln Fire Department has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,262 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #297 of 326 by personnel.

Does Lincoln Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lincoln Fire Department operate?

Lincoln Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Lincoln Fire Department?

Lincoln Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Middlesex County, MA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Lincoln Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Lincoln Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $187,041 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 568 fire departments with 19,841 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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