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Surry Volunteer Fire Department

Surry, NH · Cheshire County. Surry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

29th pct.
national personnel size
-12%
vs. New Hampshire average
1
station
$474,047
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
55/100
Surry Volunteer 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
22 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 B
$21,548 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 1 station

Surry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Surry, NH (Cheshire County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,007 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $474,047.

  • National personnel rank #16,007 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #159 of 203
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Cheshire County

Surry Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 22190 · Surry Volunteer Fire Department, NH 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waubay
  • FEMA-LIGHT $474K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Waubay Fire Department, SD (+ 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
Surry, NH
FDID
22190

FEMA Grant History

$474K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-00722 $288,285.71
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04471 $185,760.95

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

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Surry Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #159 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,007 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 12% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Surry Volunteer Fire Department is 2.9% of Cheshire County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 750 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Waubay Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chesterfield Fire and Rescue - West Station
West Chesterfield · other
Dublin Fire Department
Dublin · volunteer
Fitzwilliam Fire Department
Fitzwilliam · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Waubay Fire Department, SD 22 Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department, AR 22 Panama City Beach Fire Department, FL 22 Browntown Jordan Cadiz Fire Department, WI 22 Chester Heights Fire Company, PA 22 Bonners Ferry Fire Department, ID 22 Pamplico Volunteer Fire and Rescue, SC 22 Smithville Fire Department, TN 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Surry Volunteer Fire Department have?

Surry Volunteer Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 12% below the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,007 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #159 of 203 by personnel.

Does Surry Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Surry Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Surry Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Surry Volunteer Fire Department?

Surry Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cheshire County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Surry Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Surry Volunteer Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $474,046.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.