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Turners Falls Fire Department

Turners Falls, MA · Franklin County. Turners Falls Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Turners Falls Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Massachusetts average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
-11%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station

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
70/100
Turners Falls 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 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 · 1 station

Turners Falls Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Turners Falls, MA (Franklin County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,778 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,778 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #227 of 326
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Franklin County

Turners Falls Fire Department 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 11984 · Turners Falls Fire Department, MA 31 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,778
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tyndall
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tyndall 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Turners Falls, MA
FDID
11984

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Turners Falls Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #227 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,778 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 11% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Turners Falls Fire Department is 4.7% of Franklin County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 655 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

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

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

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Erving Center Fire
Erving · volunteer
Erving Side Fire Department
Erving · other
Gill Fire Department
Gill · volunteer
All MA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Tyndall Fire Department, SD 31 Dudleyville Volunteer Fire Department, AZ 31 Boydton Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 31 Portage Fire Department, WI 31 Garrett County, MD 31 Syracuse Volunteer Fire Department, NE 31 Milltown Volunteer Fire Department, IN 31 Bumpass Volunteer Fire Department, VA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Turners Falls Fire Department have?

Turners Falls Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% below the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,778 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #227 of 326 by personnel.

Does Turners Falls Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Turners Falls Fire Department operate?

Turners Falls Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Turners Falls Fire Department?

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

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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