Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Little Compton Fire Department

Little Compton, RI · Newport County. Little Compton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Little Compton Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Rhode Island average.

10th pct.
national personnel size
-61%
vs. Rhode Island average
1
station
$211,364
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
36/100
Little Compton 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
15 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 C
$14,091 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 1 station

Little Compton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Little Compton, RI (Newport County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,283 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $211,364.

  • National personnel rank #20,283 of 22,440
  • RI personnel rank #65 of 66
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Newport County

Little Compton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 90% higher than 10% 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 01800 · Little Compton Fire Department, RI 15 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,283
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kinross Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $211K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kinross Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+ 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 RI department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Little Compton, RI
FDID
01800

FEMA Grant History

$211K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FR-00182 $211,364

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

Staffing vs the Rhode Island average

How Little Compton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Rhode Island. In-state it ranks #65 of 66 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,283 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 61% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
9
RI departments
111

County roster fringe

Little Compton Fire Department is 4.1% of Newport County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 370 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kinross Volunteer Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Jamestown Fire Department
Jamestown · volunteer
Middletown Fire Department
Middletown · career
Newport Fire Department
Newport · career
Portsmouth Fire Department
Portsmouth · career
Tiverton Fire Department
Tiverton · career
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Nationwide career peers near 15 personnel

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

Kinross Volunteer Fire Department, MI 15 Barfield Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Coffeeville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 15 Johnson Siding Volunteer Fire Department, SD 15 Iron Mountain Fire Department, MI 15 Airport Crash Fire Rescue, MT 15 Umatilla Chemical Depot Fire Department-Dod, OR 15 Grand Canyon National Park Airport Fire Department, AZ 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Little Compton Fire Department have?

Little Compton Fire Department has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 61% below the Rhode Island average of 38 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,283 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within RI, it ranks #65 of 66 by personnel.

Does Little Compton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Little Compton Fire Department operate?

Little Compton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Little Compton Fire Department?

Little Compton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Newport County, RI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Little Compton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Little Compton Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $211,364 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 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.