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Manchester Fire Department

Manchester, MA · Essex County. Manchester Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

43rd pct.
national personnel size
-26%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$1,085,422
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
56/100
Manchester 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 D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment A
$41,747 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Manchester Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Manchester, MA (Essex County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,700 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,085,422.

  • National personnel rank #12,700 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #262 of 326
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Essex County

Manchester Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 57% higher than 43% 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 09166 · Manchester Fire Department, MA 26 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,700
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Grandin Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Grandin Fire Protection District, ND (+ 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
Manchester, MA
FDID
09166

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01946 $825,374.53
2024 EMW-2024-FG-00737 $260,047.61

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Manchester Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #262 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,700 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 26% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Manchester Fire Department is 1.3% of Essex County roster mass

The county lists 55 departments totaling 1,997 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Grandin Fire Protection District, ND (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

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

Grandin Fire Protection District, ND 26 Fort Motte Fire Department Main Station, SC 26 Ouray Volunteer Fire Department, CO 26 Pioneer Fire Protection District, CA 26 City of Casselton Fire Department / Casselton Rural Fire Department, ND 26 Woodland Volunteer Fire Department, MS 26 Bismarck City Fire Department, MO 26 Bismarck Rural Fire Protection Association, MO 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Manchester Fire Department have?

Manchester Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% below the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,700 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #262 of 326 by personnel.

Does Manchester Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Manchester Fire Department operate?

Manchester Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Manchester Fire Department?

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

Has Manchester Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Manchester Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,085,422.14 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.