Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Newberry Fire Rescue

Newberry, FL · Alachua County. Newberry Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Newberry Fire Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Florida average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
vs. Florida 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
25/100
Newberry 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 D
16 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
16 personnel · 1 station

Newberry Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Newberry, FL (Alachua County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,734 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,734 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #298 of 352
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Alachua County

Newberry Fire Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 11021 · Newberry Fire Rescue, FL 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,734
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Columbia Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Newberry, FL
FDID
11021

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Newberry Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #298 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,734 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Newberry Fire Rescue is 4.7% of Alachua County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 344 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Alachua County Fire Department
Gainesville · career
Alachua County Fire Rescue
Archer · volunteer
Alachua County Fire Rescue
Hawthorne · volunteer
Gainesville Fire and Rescue
Gainesville · other
High Springs Fire Department
High Springs · other
LA Crosse Volunteer Fire Department
La Crosse · volunteer
All FL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 16 personnel

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

East Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, LA 16 Hawley Fire Department, MA 16 Hubbardton Fire Department, VT 16 Shelley Firth Fire District - Shelly Station, ID 16 City of Jennings Fire Department, MO 16 Dawson Fire Department, GA 16 Trinidad Fire Department, CO 16 Perry Point Fire Department, MD 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Newberry Fire Rescue have?

Newberry Fire Rescue has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,734 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #298 of 352 by personnel.

Does Newberry Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Newberry Fire Rescue operate?

Newberry Fire Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Newberry Fire Rescue?

Newberry Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Alachua County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.