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Richmond Volunteer Fire Department

Richmond, MA · Berkshire County. Richmond Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richmond Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Massachusetts average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+14%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$190,477
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
44/100
Richmond Volunteer 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
40 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 F
$4,762 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Richmond Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Richmond, MA (Berkshire County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,278 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $190,477.

  • National personnel rank #6,278 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #163 of 326
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 34 other listed departments in Berkshire County

Richmond Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 03249 · Richmond Volunteer Fire Department, MA 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mountain Home
  • FEMA-LIGHT $190K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mountain Home Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Richmond, MA
FDID
03249

FEMA Grant History

$190K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV00317 $190,477

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Richmond Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #163 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,278 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 14% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Richmond Volunteer Fire Department is 4.8% of Berkshire County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 828 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mountain Home Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

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Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Department
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Dalton Fire and Rescue Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Mountain Home Fire Department, AR 40 Phil Campbell Fire and Rescue, AL 40 Brookville-Timberlake Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40 Kidder/Altamont/Winston Fire Protection District - Winston, MO 40 Forest Lakes Fire District, AZ 40 Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 40 Postville Fire Department, IA 40 Cana Volunteer Fire Department, VA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richmond Volunteer Fire Department have?

Richmond Volunteer Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,278 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #163 of 326 by personnel.

Does Richmond Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richmond Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Richmond Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Richmond Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Richmond Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Richmond Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $190,477 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 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.