Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

North Providence Fire Department

North Providence, RI · Providence County. North Providence Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 114 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.

114
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 3%
national personnel size
+200%
vs. Rhode Island average
4
stations
$818,422
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
North Providence 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
28.5 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 D
$7,179 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
114 personnel · 4 stations

North Providence Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving North Providence, RI (Providence County), with 4 stations and 114 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #748 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $818,422.

  • National personnel rank #748 of 22,440
  • RI personnel rank #7 of 66
  • 3.51 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 33 other listed departments in Providence County

North Providence Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

114 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 02400 · North Providence Fire Department, RI 114 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 114
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #748
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chico
  • FEMA-MID $818K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chico Fire Department, CA (+ 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
CAREER
Location
North Providence, RI
FDID
02400

FEMA Grant History

$818K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-01229 $390,600
2017 EMW2016FO03579 $164,185
2015 EMW2014FO02272 $263,637

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Rhode Island average

How North Providence Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Rhode Island. In-state it ranks #7 of 66 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #748 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 200% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
9
RI departments
111

County roster fringe

North Providence Fire Department is 5.0% of Providence County roster mass

The county lists 46 departments totaling 2,266 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.51 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 114 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Chico Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Cranston Fire Department
Cranston · career
Cumberland Fire District
Cumberland · career
Cumberland Hill Fire Department
Cumberland · career
East Providence Fire Department
East Providence · career
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Nationwide career peers near 114 personnel

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

Chico Fire Department, CA 114 College Station Fire Department Ambulance, TX 114 Lisle-Woodridge Fire District, IL 114 West I-10 Fire Department, TX 114 Bloomfield Fire Department, NJ 114 Township of Union Fire Department / Emergency Medical Unit, NJ 114 Hagerstown Fire Department, MD 114 Noblesville Fire Department, IN 114

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Providence Fire Department have?

North Providence Fire Department has 114 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 200% above the Rhode Island average of 38 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #748 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within RI, it ranks #7 of 66 by personnel.

Does North Providence Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does North Providence Fire Department operate?

North Providence Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is North Providence Fire Department?

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

Has North Providence Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, North Providence Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $818,422 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.