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Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station

Vassalboro, ME · Kennebec County. Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 28 total personnel. 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
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Maine average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+33%
vs. Maine average
2
stations
$219,418
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
24/100
Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station

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
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$7,836 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
28 personnel · 2 stations

Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station is a Volunteer department serving Vassalboro, ME (Kennebec 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 #11,845 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $219,418.

  • National personnel rank #11,845 of 22,440
  • ME personnel rank #157 of 290
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 33 other listed departments in Kennebec County

Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station 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 F4850 · Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station, ME 28 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #11,845
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 182nd Air Wing Fi…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $219K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL (+ 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 ME department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Vassalboro, ME
FDID
F4850

FEMA Grant History

$219K
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1531 $219,418

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

Staffing vs the Maine average

How Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maine. In-state it ranks #157 of 290 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,845 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 33% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
20
ME departments
497

County roster fringe

Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station is 3.8% of Kennebec County roster mass

The county lists 40 departments totaling 744 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 35% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: 182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albion Fire Department
Albion · volunteer
All ME departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

182nd Air Wing Fire Department - Illinois Air National Guard-Dod, IL 28 Aledo Volunteer Fire Department, TX 28 Altamont-Mount Pleasant Fire Department, KS 28 Anahuac Volunteer Fire Department, TX 28 Ashkum Township Fire Protection District, IL 28 Ashton Fire Protection District, IL 28 Beckemeyer-Wade Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 28 Bedford Volunteer Fire and Rescue, KY 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station have?

Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% above the Maine average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,845 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ME, it ranks #157 of 290 by personnel.

Does Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station operate?

Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station?

Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station is a Volunteer department serving Kennebec County, ME. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station received federal grants?

Yes, Vassalboro Fire Department - North Station has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $219,418 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2005.

How many fire departments are in Maine?

Maine has 497 fire departments with 10,506 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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