Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Randolph Fire Department

Randolph, MA · Norfolk County. Randolph Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 12%
national personnel size
+69%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$3,360,797
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
61/100
Randolph 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
29.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment A
$56,963 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
59 personnel · 2 stations

Randolph Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Randolph, MA (Norfolk County), with 2 stations and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,793 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,360,797.

  • National personnel rank #2,793 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #69 of 326
  • 3.39 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 30 other listed departments in Norfolk County

Randolph Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 21244 · Randolph Fire Department, MA 59 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sandusky
  • FEMA-MID $3.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sandusky Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Randolph, MA
FDID
21244

FEMA Grant History

$3.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2022)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-00071 $2,244,768
2020 EMW-2020-FG-11994 $227,272.73
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00214 $-0.4
2017 EMW2015FH00749 $664,760
2016 EMW2015FO01958 $223,997

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Randolph Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #69 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,793 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 69% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Randolph Fire Department is 3.6% of Norfolk County roster mass

The county lists 44 departments totaling 1,632 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.39 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sandusky Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 59 personnel

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

Sandusky Fire Department, OH 59 Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District, SC 59 Llanerch Fire Company, PA 59 Alexandria Fire District, KY 59 Lagrange Fire Department, GA 59 Westfield Fire Department, IN 59 Pascagoula Fire Department - Central Station, MS 59 Creve Coeur Fire Protection District, MO 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Randolph Fire Department have?

Randolph Fire Department has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 69% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,793 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #69 of 326 by personnel.

Does Randolph Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Randolph Fire Department operate?

Randolph Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Randolph Fire Department?

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

Has Randolph Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Randolph Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $3,360,797.33 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.