Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Longmeadow Fire Department

Longmeadow, MA · Hampden County. Longmeadow Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

46th pct.
national personnel size
-23%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$188,852
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
47/100
Longmeadow 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
27 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
2 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$6,995 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Longmeadow Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Longmeadow, MA (Hampden County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,146 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $188,852.

  • National personnel rank #12,146 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #259 of 326
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 28 other listed departments in Hampden County

Longmeadow Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 13159 · Longmeadow Fire Department, MA 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,146
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Maple Bluff
  • FEMA-LIGHT $189K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Maple Bluff Fire Department, WI (+ 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Longmeadow, MA
FDID
13159

FEMA Grant History

$189K
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO02771 $188,852

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Longmeadow Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #259 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,146 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 23% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Longmeadow Fire Department is 1.9% of Hampden County roster mass

The county lists 36 departments totaling 1,431 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 81% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Maple Bluff Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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Chester Fire Department
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Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Maple Bluff Fire Department, WI 27 Niland Fire District, CA 27 Millstone Township Fire Company, NJ 27 Yuma Rural Fire Protection District / Eckley Volunteer Fire Department, CO 27 Wilmington Fire Rescue, OH 27 Somerton Cocopah Fire Department, AZ 27 Lighthouse Point Fire Department, FL 27 Marshall Fire Department, MO 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Longmeadow Fire Department have?

Longmeadow Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% below the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,146 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #259 of 326 by personnel.

Does Longmeadow Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Longmeadow Fire Department operate?

Longmeadow Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Longmeadow Fire Department?

Longmeadow Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hampden County, MA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Longmeadow Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Longmeadow Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $188,852 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 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.