Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Somersworth Fire Department

Somersworth, NH · Strafford County. Somersworth Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Somersworth Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the New Hampshire average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
+8%
vs. New Hampshire average
1
station
$99,068
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
37/100
Somersworth 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
27 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 F
$3,669 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Somersworth Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Somersworth, NH (Strafford County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,293 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $99,068.

  • National personnel rank #12,293 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #133 of 203
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Strafford County

Somersworth Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 81220 · Somersworth Fire Department, NH 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,293
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cayuga Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $99K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN (+ 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 NH department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Somersworth, NH
FDID
81220

FEMA Grant History

$99K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FF00397 $99,068

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Somersworth Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #133 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,293 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Somersworth Fire Department is 4.5% of Strafford County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 596 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barrington Fire and Rescue
Barrington · volunteer
Durham Fire Department
Durham · career
Farmington Fire and Rescue
Farmington · volunteer
Madbury Fire Department
Madbury · volunteer
Middleton Fire and Rescue
Middleton · volunteer
All NH departments →

Nationwide career peers near 27 personnel

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

Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IN 27 City of Clinton Fire Department, IN 27 Hull City Fire Department, IA 27 Liberty Township Fire Department, OH 27 Coventry Township Fire Department, OH 27 New Albany Fire Department, MS 27 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, CA 27 Martinsville Fire Department, IN 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Somersworth Fire Department have?

Somersworth Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,293 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #133 of 203 by personnel.

Does Somersworth Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Somersworth Fire Department operate?

Somersworth Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Somersworth Fire Department?

Somersworth Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Strafford County, NH. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Somersworth Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Somersworth Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $99,068 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

How many fire departments are in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has 293 fire departments with 7,470 total personnel. 63% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.