Department profile

Volunteer

Sabattus Fire Department

Sabattus, ME · Androscoggin County. Sabattus Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Sabattus Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Maine average.

38th pct.
national personnel size
+19%
vs. Maine average
2
stations
$1,152,792
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
46/100
Sabattus 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 F
12.5 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 A
$46,112 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 2 stations

Sabattus Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sabattus, ME (Androscoggin County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,922 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,152,792.

  • National personnel rank #13,922 of 22,440
  • ME personnel rank #183 of 290
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 14 other listed departments in Androscoggin County

Sabattus Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 62% higher than 38% 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 A5020 · Sabattus Fire Department, ME 25 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #13,922
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Addieville Commun…
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Sabattus, ME
FDID
A5020

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00423 $1,152,792

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

Staffing vs the Maine average

How Sabattus Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maine. In-state it ranks #183 of 290 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,922 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
20
ME departments
497

County roster fringe

Sabattus Fire Department is 5.3% of Androscoggin County roster mass

The county lists 18 departments totaling 469 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 17% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Durham Fire Department
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Greene Volunteer Fire Department
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Leeds Fire Department
Leeds · other
Lewiston Fire Department
Lewiston · career
Livermore Fire Department
Livermore · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Addieville Community Fire Protection District, IL 25 Alamo Heights Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 25 Aledo Fire Protection District, IL 25 Alligator Fire District - Middendorf, SC 25 Alto Fire Department, TX 25 Altona Fire Protection District, IL 25 Anson Volunteer Fire Department, TX 25 Archer City Fire Department, TX 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sabattus Fire Department have?

Sabattus Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the Maine average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,922 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ME, it ranks #183 of 290 by personnel.

Does Sabattus Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sabattus Fire Department operate?

Sabattus Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sabattus Fire Department?

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

Has Sabattus Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Sabattus Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,152,792 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.