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Ware Fire Department

Ware, MA · Hampshire County. Ware Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 49 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.

49
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ware Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Massachusetts average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+40%
vs. Massachusetts average
1
station
$463,696
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
66/100
Ware 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
49 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness B
3 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$9,463 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
49 personnel · 1 station

Ware Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ware, MA (Hampshire County), with 1 station and 49 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,221 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $463,696.

  • National personnel rank #4,221 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #118 of 326
  • 2.04 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Hampshire County

Ware Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

49 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 15309 · Ware Fire Department, MA 49 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 49
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,221
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Boston Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $464K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: North Boston Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, 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 MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Ware, MA
FDID
15309

FEMA Grant History

$464K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FH-0103 $463,696

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Ware Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #118 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,221 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Ware Fire Department is 7.2% of Hampshire County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 676 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 78% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.04 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 49 roster).

Photo-finish peer: North Boston Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 49 personnel

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

North Boston Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 49 Eden Volunteer Fire Department, NY 49 Minerva Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Incorporated, NY 49 Turner County Emergency Services, GA 49 Beaver Dam Fire Department, WI 49 Knowles Volunteer Fire Department, WI 49 Ketchum Fire Department, ID 49 Springdale Volunteer Fire Department, TN 49

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ware Fire Department have?

Ware Fire Department has 49 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,221 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #118 of 326 by personnel.

Does Ware Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Ware Fire Department operate?

Ware Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Ware Fire Department?

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

Has Ware Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Ware Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $463,696 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

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

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.