Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Milton Fire Rescue

Milton, NH · Strafford County. Milton Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Milton Fire Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the New Hampshire average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+8%
vs. New Hampshire average
2
stations
$171,429
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
20/100
Milton Fire Rescue

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 F
13.5 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 D
$6,349 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 2 stations

Milton Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Milton, NH (Strafford County), with 2 stations and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,176 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $171,429.

  • National personnel rank #12,176 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #132 of 203
  • 7.41 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Strafford County

Milton Fire Rescue 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 80899 · Milton Fire Rescue, NH 27 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,176
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cayuga Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $171K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Milton, NH
FDID
80899

FEMA Grant History

$171K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-03051 $171,429

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Milton Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #132 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,176 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Milton Fire Rescue is 4.5% of Strafford County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 596 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.41 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barrington Fire and Rescue
Barrington · volunteer
Durham Fire Department
Durham · career
Farmington Fire and Rescue
Farmington · volunteer
Madbury Fire Department
Madbury · volunteer
Middleton Fire and Rescue
Middleton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN 27 City of Clinton Fire Department, IN 27 Liberty Township Fire Department, OH 27 Champion Township Fire Department, OH 27 Bazetta Fire Department, OH 27 Underwood Fire and Rescue, IA 27 Hull City Fire Department, IA 27 Sullivan City Fire Department, IN 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Milton Fire Rescue have?

Milton Fire Rescue has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,176 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #132 of 203 by personnel.

Does Milton Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Milton Fire Rescue operate?

Milton Fire Rescue operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Milton Fire Rescue?

Milton Fire Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Strafford County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Milton Fire Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Milton Fire Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $171,429 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.