Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Saugus Fire Department

Saugus, MA · Essex County. Saugus Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 25%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$2,006,367
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
63/100
Saugus 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
21 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
$47,771 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 2 stations

Saugus Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Saugus, MA (Essex County), with 2 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,597 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,006,367.

  • National personnel rank #5,597 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #151 of 326
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Essex County

Saugus Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 09262 · Saugus Fire Department, MA 42 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,597
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Western Wake Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Western Wake Fire and Rescue Incorporated, NC (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Saugus, MA
FDID
09262

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00499 $618,200.99
2014 EMW2013FH00207 $1,388,166

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Saugus Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #151 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,597 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Saugus Fire Department is 2.1% 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.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Western Wake Fire and Rescue Incorporated, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Amesbury Fire Department
Amesbury · career
Andover Fire Department
Andover · career
Beverly Emergency Management
Beverly · other
Beverly Fire Department
Beverly · career
Boxford Fire Department
Boxford · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 42 personnel

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

Western Wake Fire and Rescue Incorporated, NC 42 Orchard Farm Fire Protection District, MO 42 Nottingham Fire Department, PA 42 Paris Fire Department / Paris-Bourbon County Emergency Medical Services, KY 42 Kirkwood Fire Department, MO 42 Deland Fire Department, FL 42 Johnstown Fire Department, PA 42 Danville Fire Department - Central Station, KY 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Saugus Fire Department have?

Saugus Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,597 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #151 of 326 by personnel.

Does Saugus Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Saugus Fire Department operate?

Saugus Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Saugus Fire Department?

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

Has Saugus Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Saugus Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $2,006,366.99 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.