Tremont Volunteer Fire Department - Bass Harbor Station

What This Data Tells You About Tremont Volunteer Fire Department - Bass Harbor Station

Tremont Volunteer Fire Department - Bass Harbor Station operates as a Volunteer department in Bass Harbor, within Hancock County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 31 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Maine has 497 registered fire departments and 10,506 total personnel, averaging roughly 21 staff per department. Tremont Volunteer Fire Department - Bass Harbor Station runs 48% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 9,800 fires, 20 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.