Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Newport Fire Department

Newport, RI · Newport County. Newport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 104 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.

104
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Newport Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Rhode Island average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+174%
vs. Rhode Island 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
77/100
Newport 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 B
34.7 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
104 personnel · 3 stations

Newport Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Newport, RI (Newport County), with 3 stations and 104 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #870 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #870 of 22,440
  • RI personnel rank #8 of 66
  • 2.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Newport County

Newport Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

104 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 02100 · Newport Fire Department, RI 104 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 104
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #870
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Flagstaff
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Flagstaff Fire Department, AZ (+ 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 RI department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Newport, RI
FDID
02100

Staffing vs the Rhode Island average

How Newport Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Rhode Island. In-state it ranks #8 of 66 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #870 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 174% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
9
RI departments
111

County roster weight

Newport Fire Department carries 28.1% of Newport County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (370 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 20% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 104 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Flagstaff Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

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Tiverton Fire Department
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Nationwide career peers near 104 personnel

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

Flagstaff Fire Department, AZ 104 Cumberland Fire Department - Central Station, ME 104 Carroll County Fire Department, MD 104 Gordon County Fire Department, GA 104 Union Colony Fire and Rescue Authority, CO 104 City of Downey Fire Department, CA 104 Midwest City Fire Department, OK 104 Rochester Fire Department, MN 104

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Newport Fire Department have?

Newport Fire Department has 104 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 174% above the Rhode Island average of 38 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #870 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within RI, it ranks #8 of 66 by personnel.

Does Newport Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Newport Fire Department operate?

Newport Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Newport Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has 111 fire departments with 4,218 total personnel. 38% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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