Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Norton Fire Department

Norton, MA · Bristol County. Norton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Norton Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Massachusetts average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$968,823
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
39/100
Norton 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 C
20.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
41 personnel · 2 stations

Norton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Norton, MA (Bristol County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,755 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $968,823.

  • National personnel rank #5,755 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #154 of 326
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Bristol County

Norton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 05218 · Norton Fire Department, MA 41 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,755
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chubbuck
  • FEMA-MID $969K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Chubbuck Fire Department, ID (+ 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Norton, MA
FDID
05218

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00323 $968,822.66

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Norton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #154 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,755 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Norton Fire Department is 2.5% of Bristol County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,637 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Chubbuck Fire Department, ID (+0 personnel).

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Dighton Fire Rescue Department
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Easton Fire and Rescue Department
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Nationwide career peers near 41 personnel

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

Chubbuck Fire Department, ID 41 Gunnison Volunteer Fire Department, CO 41 Smithfield Fire Department, UT 41 Armada Township Fire Department, MI 41 Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department, NC 41 Muskegon City Fire Department, MI 41 Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District, CA 41 Heard County Emergency Management Agency, GA 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Norton Fire Department have?

Norton Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,755 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #154 of 326 by personnel.

Does Norton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Norton Fire Department operate?

Norton Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Norton Fire Department?

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

Has Norton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Norton Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $968,822.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (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 Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 568 fire departments with 19,841 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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