Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Newport, NH · Sullivan County. Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 65 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.

65
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Hampshire average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+160%
vs. New Hampshire average
2
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
74/100
Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services

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 B
32.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
65 personnel · 2 stations

Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Newport, NH (Sullivan County), with 2 stations and 65 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,239 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,239 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #14 of 203
  • 3.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Sullivan County

Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

65 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 91199 · Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services, NH 65 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 65
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,239
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Howland Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Howland Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Newport, NH
FDID
91199

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #14 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,239 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 160% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster geometry

Sullivan County HIFLD mix around Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Sullivan County: 17 departments, 336 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 76% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 65 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Howland Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 65 personnel

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

Howland Township Fire Department, OH 65 Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department, MN 65 Perry Center Fire Department, NY 65 North Java Fire Company, NY 65 Granville Hook and Ladder Rescue, NY 65 North End Fire Company, PA 65 Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 65 Kenova Volunteer Fire Department, WV 65

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services have?

Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services has 65 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 160% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,239 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #14 of 203 by personnel.

Does Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services?

Newport Fire and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Sullivan 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

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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