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Walpole Fire Department

Walpole, NH · Cheshire County. Walpole Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Walpole Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the New Hampshire average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+80%
vs. New Hampshire 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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
89/100
Walpole 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 A
45 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
45 personnel · 1 station

Walpole Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Walpole, NH (Cheshire County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,056 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,056 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #46 of 203
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Cheshire County

Walpole Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 22490 · Walpole Fire Department, NH 45 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,056
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Belleville
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Belleville Fire Department, NY (+ 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 NH department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Walpole, NH
FDID
22490

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Walpole Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #46 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,056 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 80% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Walpole Fire Department is 6.0% of Cheshire County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 750 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Belleville Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Chesterfield Fire and Rescue - West Station
West Chesterfield · other
Dublin Fire Department
Dublin · volunteer
Fitzwilliam Fire Department
Fitzwilliam · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Belleville Fire Department, NY 45 Clinton Fire Department - Central Station, IA 45 Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department, CA 45 Smithville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 45 Washington Borough Fire Department, NJ 45 Harmony Township Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 45 Concord Township Fire and Rescue, OH 45 South Middleton Township Fire Company, PA 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Walpole Fire Department have?

Walpole Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 80% above the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,056 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #46 of 203 by personnel.

Does Walpole Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Walpole Fire Department operate?

Walpole Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Walpole Fire Department?

Walpole Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cheshire County, NH. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire has 293 fire departments with 7,470 total personnel. 63% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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