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Rowley Fire Department

Rowley, MA · Essex County. Rowley Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Rowley Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Massachusetts average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
-20%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$1,077,497
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
72/100
Rowley 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
28 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 A
$38,482 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 1 station

Rowley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Rowley, MA (Essex County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,736 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,077,497.

  • National personnel rank #11,736 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #252 of 326
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Essex County

Rowley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 09254 · Rowley Fire Department, MA 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,736
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Drewry Volunteer…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Drewry Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Rowley, MA
FDID
09254

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-09906 $713,291
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01234 $364,205.87

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Rowley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #252 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,736 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Rowley Fire Department is 1.4% of Essex County roster mass

The county lists 55 departments totaling 1,997 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Drewry Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 28 Milford Township Fire Department, OH 28 Roper Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 28 Doniphan Fire Department, MO 28 New Miami Fire Department, OH 28 Latrobe Fire Protection District, CA 28 Boyd - Edson - Delmar Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance, WI 28 Wingate Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Rowley Fire Department have?

Rowley Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,736 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #252 of 326 by personnel.

Does Rowley Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Rowley Fire Department operate?

Rowley Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Rowley Fire Department?

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

Has Rowley Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Rowley Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,077,496.87 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.