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Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station

Strafford, NH · Strafford County. Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the New Hampshire average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
+24%
vs. New Hampshire average
3
stations

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
9/100
Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station

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
10.3 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
31 personnel · 3 stations

Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station is a Volunteer department serving Strafford, NH (Strafford County), with 3 stations and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,763 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,763 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #99 of 203
  • 9.68 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Strafford County

Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 81305 · Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station, NH 31 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,763
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Van Wert
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Van Wert Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Strafford, NH
FDID
81305

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #99 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,763 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station is 5.2% 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.

9.68 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Van Wert Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

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Madbury Fire Department
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Middleton Fire and Rescue
Middleton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Van Wert Fire Department, OH 31 Blue Grass Fire Department, IA 31 Allen Township Fire and Rescue, OH 31 Salem/Morrow Fire and Emergency Medical Services 71, OH 31 Sheffield Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 31 Southington Volunteer Fire Department, OH 31 Fowler Fire Department, OH 31 Colo Fire and Rescue, IA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station have?

Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,763 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #99 of 203 by personnel.

Does Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station operate?

Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station?

Strafford Fire and Rescue - Center Station is a Volunteer department serving Strafford 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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