Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Manchester Fire Department

Manchester, NH · Hillsborough County. Manchester Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 9 stations and 243 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.

243
Total personnel
9
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Manchester Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Hampshire average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+872%
vs. New Hampshire average
9
stations
$5,102,353
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
59/100
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
27 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
243 personnel · 9 stations

Manchester Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Manchester, NH (Hillsborough County), with 9 stations and 243 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #163 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,102,353.

  • National personnel rank #163 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #1 of 203
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 32 other listed departments in Hillsborough County

Manchester Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

243 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 51714 · Manchester Fire Department, NH 243 personnel · 9 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 243
  • STA-MULTI 9 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #163
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Baldwin
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Baldwin Fire Department, NY (+ 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 NH department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Manchester, NH
FDID
51714

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-01530 $3,735,653.04
2020 EMW-2020-FG-12016 $1,366,700
2012 EMW2011FH00072 $0

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Manchester Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #1 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #163 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 872% above the state average
Stations
9
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Hillsborough County

County mix is mostly volunteer (20 volunteer / 6 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (9 stations / 243 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Baldwin Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Amherst Fire Department
Amherst · volunteer
Antrim Fire Department
Antrim · volunteer
Bedford Fire Department
Bedford · career
Bennington Fire and Rescue
Bennington · volunteer
Brookline Fire Department
Brookline · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 243 personnel

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

Baldwin Fire Department, NY 243 Napa County Fire Department Station - Rutherford, CA 244 Madera County Fire Department, CA 241 Clarendon County Fire Department, SC 241 Stamford Fire and Rescue Department, CT 241 Eastside Fire and Rescue, WA 245 Santa Clara County Fire Department - los Gatos Station, CA 246 City of Flint Fire Department, MI 240

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Manchester Fire Department have?

Manchester Fire Department has 243 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 872% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #163 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #1 of 203 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 9 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Manchester Fire Department?

Manchester Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hillsborough County, NH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Manchester Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Manchester Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $5,102,353.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has 293 fire departments with 7,470 total personnel. 63% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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