Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Meadowood County Area Fire Department

Fitzwilliam, NH · Cheshire County. Meadowood County Area Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 85 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.

85
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Meadowood County Area Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Hampshire average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+240%
vs. New Hampshire average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
98/100
Meadowood County Area 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 A
85 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
85 personnel · 1 station

Meadowood County Area Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fitzwilliam, NH (Cheshire County), with 1 station and 85 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,310 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,310 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #5 of 203
  • 1.18 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Cheshire County

Meadowood County Area Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

85 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 21290 · Meadowood County Area Fire Department, NH 85 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 85
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,310
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Parsonsburg Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Parsonsburg Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 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 NH department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Fitzwilliam, NH
FDID
21290

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Meadowood County Area Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #5 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,310 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 240% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster geometry

Cheshire County HIFLD mix around Meadowood County Area Fire Department

Cheshire County: 32 departments, 750 personnel (22 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 88% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.18 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 85 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Parsonsburg Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Chesterfield Fire and Rescue - West Station
West Chesterfield · other
Dublin Fire Department
Dublin · volunteer
Fitzwilliam Fire Department
Fitzwilliam · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 85 personnel

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

Parsonsburg Volunteer Fire Department, MD 85 Panama City Fire Department - Central Station, FL 85 Newton Fire Department, NJ 85 Fairview Fire Department, PA 85 Farmington Volunteer Fire Department, PA 85 Carmel Valley Fire Protection District - Mid Valley, CA 85 Minnetonka Fire Department, MN 85 Alden Hook and Ladder Fire Company, NY 85

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Meadowood County Area Fire Department have?

Meadowood County Area Fire Department has 85 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 240% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,310 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #5 of 203 by personnel.

Does Meadowood County Area Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Meadowood County Area Fire Department operate?

Meadowood County Area Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Meadowood County Area Fire Department?

Meadowood County Area Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cheshire County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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