Department profile

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South Hampton Fire/Rescue

South Hampton, NH · Rockingham County. South Hampton Fire/Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

South Hampton Fire/Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New Hampshire average.

5th pct.
national personnel size
-48%
vs. New Hampshire average
1
station

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
South Hampton Fire/Rescue

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
13 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
13 personnel · 1 station

South Hampton Fire/Rescue is a Volunteer department serving South Hampton, NH (Rockingham County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,215 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,215 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #199 of 203
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 45 other listed departments in Rockingham County

South Hampton Fire/Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 73330 · South Hampton Fire/Rescue, NH 13 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,215
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Patterson Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Patterson Volunteer Fire Station, 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 NH department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
South Hampton, NH
FDID
73330

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How South Hampton Fire/Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #199 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,215 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 48% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

South Hampton Fire/Rescue is 0.8% of Rockingham County roster mass

The county lists 53 departments totaling 1,569 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Patterson Volunteer Fire Station, AR (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Patterson Volunteer Fire Station, AR 13 Olmstead Volunteer Fire Department, KY 13 Bessie Volunteer Fire Department, OK 13 Burnt Ridge Fire Department, AR 13 Degraff Fire Department, MN 13 Vermillion Lake Fire Department, MN 13 Meadowlands Area Volunteer Fire Department, MN 13 Cedar Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TN 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does South Hampton Fire/Rescue have?

South Hampton Fire/Rescue has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% below the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,215 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #199 of 203 by personnel.

Does South Hampton Fire/Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, South Hampton Fire/Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does South Hampton Fire/Rescue operate?

South Hampton Fire/Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is South Hampton Fire/Rescue?

South Hampton Fire/Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Rockingham County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.