Department profile

Volunteer

Swansea Fire Department

Swansea, MA · Bristol County. Swansea Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 126 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

126
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Swansea Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Massachusetts average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+260%
vs. Massachusetts average
4
stations
$372,397
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
71/100
Swansea 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 B
31.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
126 personnel · 4 stations

Swansea Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Swansea, MA (Bristol County), with 4 stations and 126 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #604 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $372,397.

  • National personnel rank #604 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #19 of 326
  • 3.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Bristol County

Swansea Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

126 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 05292 · Swansea Fire Department, MA 126 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 126
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #604
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Parker Fire Prote…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $372K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Parker Fire Protection District, CO (+ 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Swansea, MA
FDID
05292

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2011FO04243 $372,397

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Swansea Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #19 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #604 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 260% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Swansea Fire Department is 7.7% of Bristol County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,637 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 126 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Parker Fire Protection District, CO (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 126 personnel

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

Parker Fire Protection District, CO 126 Lake Charles Fire Department, LA 126 Littleton Fire Rescue, CO 126 Center Point Fire and Rescue, AL 126 Worcester County Fire Department / Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company, MD 126 Westmoreland Fire Department, NY 126 Sayville Fire Department, NY 126 Selden Fire Department, NY 126

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Swansea Fire Department have?

Swansea Fire Department has 126 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 260% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #604 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #19 of 326 by personnel.

Does Swansea Fire Department provide EMS services?

Swansea Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Swansea Fire Department operate?

Swansea Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Swansea Fire Department?

Swansea Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bristol County, MA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Swansea Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Swansea Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $372,397 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

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.