Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Nantucket Fire Department

Nantucket, MA · Nantucket County. Nantucket Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Nantucket Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Massachusetts average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Massachusetts average
3
stations

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
Nantucket 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 F
13.7 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
41 personnel · 3 stations

Nantucket Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Nantucket, MA (Nantucket County), with 3 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,747 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,747 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #153 of 326
  • 7.32 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Nantucket County

Nantucket Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 19197 · Nantucket Fire Department, MA 41 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,747
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thorne Bay Volunt…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Thorne Bay Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+ 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Nantucket, MA
FDID
19197

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Nantucket Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #153 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,747 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster weight

Nantucket Fire Department carries 100.0% of Nantucket County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (41 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.32 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Thorne Bay Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 41 personnel

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

Thorne Bay Volunteer Fire Department, AK 41 Mitchell Volunteer Fire Department, NE 41 Berkshire-Sunbury-Trenton-Galena Fire District, OH 41 Tiro-Auburn Volunteer Fire Department, OH 41 Hanford Fire Department, CA 41 Ukiah Fire Department, CA 41 Jackson County Fire and Rescue Unit, FL 41 Mohave Valley Fire Department, AZ 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nantucket Fire Department have?

Nantucket Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,747 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #153 of 326 by personnel.

Does Nantucket Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Nantucket Fire Department operate?

Nantucket Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Nantucket Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 568 fire departments with 19,841 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

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