Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Orleans Fire/Rescue Department

Orleans, MA · Barnstable County. Orleans Fire/Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Orleans Fire/Rescue Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Massachusetts average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$433,238
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
64/100
Orleans Fire/Rescue 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
35 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
3 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$12,378 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Orleans Fire/Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Orleans, MA (Barnstable County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,021 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $433,238.

  • National personnel rank #8,021 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #201 of 326
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Barnstable County

Orleans Fire/Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 01224 · Orleans Fire/Rescue Department, MA 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,021
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Enola Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $433K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Enola Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Orleans, MA
FDID
01224

FEMA Grant History

$433K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-06863 $230,476.19
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06429 $202,761.9

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Orleans Fire/Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #201 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,021 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Orleans Fire/Rescue Department is 4.5% of Barnstable County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 774 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Enola Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Bourne Fire Department
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Brewster Fire Department
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Chatham Fire Department
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Chatham Fire Department
Chatham · career
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Nationwide career peers near 35 personnel

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

Enola Volunteer Fire Department, NC 35 Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department - State Route 30 Station, VT 35 Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, MI 35 Jackson Park Volunteer Fire Department, NC 35 Fulton Fire Department, MO 35 Narragansett Fire Department, RI 35 Bradley Field Fire Department, CT 35 South Pierce Fire and Rescue, WA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Orleans Fire/Rescue Department have?

Orleans Fire/Rescue Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,021 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #201 of 326 by personnel.

Does Orleans Fire/Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Orleans Fire/Rescue Department operate?

Orleans Fire/Rescue Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Orleans Fire/Rescue Department?

Orleans Fire/Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Barnstable County, MA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Orleans Fire/Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Orleans Fire/Rescue Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $433,238.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.