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Paxton Fire Department

Paxton, MA · Worcester County. Paxton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Paxton Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Massachusetts average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+26%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$427,500
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
66/100
Paxton 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 A
44 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 C
$9,716 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 1 station

Paxton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Paxton, MA (Worcester County), with 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,176 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $427,500.

  • National personnel rank #5,176 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #139 of 326
  • 2.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 71 other listed departments in Worcester County

Paxton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 27228 · Paxton Fire Department, MA 44 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,176
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bridgeport
  • FEMA-LIGHT $428K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bridgeport Fire Department, NY (+ 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Paxton, MA
FDID
27228

FEMA Grant History

$428K
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FV00258 $427,500

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Paxton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #139 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,176 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 26% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Paxton Fire Department is 1.6% of Worcester County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 2,783 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bridgeport Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Berlin Fire Department
Berlin · volunteer
Blackstone Fire Department
Blackstone · volunteer
Bolton Fire Department
Bolton · volunteer
Boylston Fire Department
Boylston · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Bridgeport Fire Department, NY 44 Laurelton Fire District, NY 44 Wauseon Fire Department, OH 44 Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 44 Connellsville City Fire Department, PA 44 Belle Valley Fire Department, PA 44 Spring Valley Township Fire Department, OH 44 Palmer Fire Department, AK 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Paxton Fire Department have?

Paxton Fire Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 26% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,176 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #139 of 326 by personnel.

Does Paxton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Paxton Fire Department operate?

Paxton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Paxton Fire Department?

Paxton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Worcester County, MA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Paxton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Paxton Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $427,500 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.