New Bedford Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About New Bedford Fire Department

New Bedford Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in New Bedford, within Bristol County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 262 total personnel, 7 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Massachusetts has 568 registered fire departments and 19,841 total personnel, averaging roughly 35 staff per department. New Bedford Fire Department runs 649% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 38,700 fires, 51 fire deaths, and 35% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.