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Monroe Fire Department

Monroe, NH · Grafton County. Monroe Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Monroe Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New Hampshire average.

17th pct.
national personnel size
-28%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Monroe 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 D
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Monroe Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Monroe, NH (Grafton County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,697 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,697 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #181 of 203
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Grafton County

Monroe Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 83% higher than 17% 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 NH-MONROE-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-NH · Monroe Fire Department, NH 18 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,697
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albany Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Albany Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Monroe, NH

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Monroe Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #181 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,697 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 28% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Monroe Fire Department is 2.2% of Grafton County roster mass

The county lists 38 departments totaling 823 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Albany Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

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Canaan Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Albany Volunteer Fire Department, TX 18 Baileyville Volunteer Fire Department, ME 18 Bennette Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 18 Blackjack Volunteer Fire Department, TX 18 Bluebonnet Volunteer Fire Department - Still Forest Station, TX 18 Bluff Dale Volunteer Fire Department, TX 18 Boxelder Volunteer Fire Department, TX 18 Bradley Volunteer Fire Department, ME 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monroe Fire Department have?

Monroe Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 28% below the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,697 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #181 of 203 by personnel.

Does Monroe Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Monroe Fire Department operate?

Monroe Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Monroe Fire Department?

Monroe Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grafton 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.