Department profile

Volunteer

Presque Isle Fire Department

Presque Isle, ME · Aroostook County. Presque Isle Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 50 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

50
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Presque Isle Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Maine average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+138%
vs. Maine average
2
stations
$209,262
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
35/100
Presque Isle 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
25 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment F
$4,185 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 2 stations

Presque Isle Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Presque Isle, ME (Aroostook County), with 2 stations and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,014 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $209,262.

  • National personnel rank #4,014 of 22,440
  • ME personnel rank #46 of 290
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 27 other listed departments in Aroostook County

Presque Isle Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 B4100 · Presque Isle Fire Department, ME 50 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-UPPER #4,014
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Augusta Departmen…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $209K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Augusta Department of Safety, KS (+ 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 ME department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Presque Isle, ME
FDID
B4100

FEMA Grant History

$209K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-03723 $209,262

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

Staffing vs the Maine average

How Presque Isle Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maine. In-state it ranks #46 of 290 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,014 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 138% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
20
ME departments
497

County roster fringe

Presque Isle Fire Department is 8.4% of Aroostook County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 592 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 7% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Augusta Department of Safety, KS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ashland Fire Department
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Bridgewater Fire Department
Bridgewater · volunteer
Caribou Fire and Ambulance
Caribou · volunteer
Eagle Lake Fire Department
Eagle Lake · other
Easton Fire Department
Easton · volunteer
Fort Fairfield Fire Department
Fort Fairfield · volunteer
Fort Kent Fire Department
Fort Kent · volunteer
Frenchville Fire Department
Frenchville · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Augusta Department of Safety, KS 50 Braidwood Volunteer Fire Department, IL 50 City of Shelbyville Fire Department, KY 50 Coal Valley Fire Protection District, IL 50 Crestwood Fire Department, IL 50 Dsm Industrial Products Fire and Rescue Brigade, NJ 50 Fort Stockton Volunteer Fire Department - Northside Station, TX 50 Jersey Village Emergency Services, TX 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Presque Isle Fire Department have?

Presque Isle Fire Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 138% above the Maine average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,014 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ME, it ranks #46 of 290 by personnel.

Does Presque Isle Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Presque Isle Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Presque Isle Fire Department operate?

Presque Isle Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Presque Isle Fire Department?

Presque Isle Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Aroostook County, ME. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Presque Isle Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Presque Isle Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $209,262 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Maine?

Maine has 497 fire departments with 10,506 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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