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Town of Charlton Fire Department

Charlton City, MA · Worcester County. Town of Charlton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Town of Charlton Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Massachusetts average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
-20%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$2,884,861
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
46/100
Town of Charlton 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 F
14 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment A
$103,031 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 2 stations

Town of Charlton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Charlton City, MA (Worcester County), with 2 stations and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,823 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,884,861.

  • National personnel rank #11,823 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #254 of 326
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 71 other listed departments in Worcester County

Town of Charlton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 27054 · Town of Charlton Fire Department, MA 28 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,823
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Soledad
  • FEMA-MID $2.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Soledad Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Charlton City, MA
FDID
27054

FEMA Grant History

$2.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2016)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FH00827 $1,723,500
2014 EMW2013FV01242 $893,000
2012 EMW2011FO07150 $268,361

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Town of Charlton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #254 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,823 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 20% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Town of Charlton Fire Department is 1.0% of Worcester County roster mass

The county lists 94 departments totaling 2,783 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Soledad Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Soledad Fire Department, CA 28 North Tree Enterprises Incorporated Doing Business AS North Tree Fire International, CA 28 Northfork Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 Raysal Volunteer Fire Department, WV 28 Dyer Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 Medina Fire Department, TN 28 Bear Creek Fire Department, AK 28 Cachagua Fire Protection District, CA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Town of Charlton Fire Department have?

Town of Charlton Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% below the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,823 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #254 of 326 by personnel.

Does Town of Charlton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Town of Charlton Fire Department operate?

Town of Charlton Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Town of Charlton Fire Department?

Town of Charlton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Worcester County, MA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Town of Charlton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Town of Charlton Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $2,884,861 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 568 fire departments with 19,841 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

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