Department profile

Volunteer

West Gardiner Fire Department

West Gardiner, ME · Kennebec County. West Gardiner Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

West Gardiner Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Maine average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
+5%
vs. Maine average
2
stations
$628,572
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
West Gardiner 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 F
11 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
22 personnel · 2 stations

West Gardiner Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving West Gardiner, ME (Kennebec County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,069 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $628,572.

  • National personnel rank #16,069 of 22,440
  • ME personnel rank #213 of 290
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 33 other listed departments in Kennebec County

West Gardiner Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 F5090 · West Gardiner Fire Department, ME 22 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #16,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ables Springs Vol…
  • FEMA-MID $629K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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
West Gardiner, ME
FDID
F5090

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-01813 $295,238.09
2016 EMW2015FV00967 $333,334

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

Staffing vs the Maine average

How West Gardiner Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Maine. In-state it ranks #213 of 290 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,069 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
20
ME departments
497

County roster fringe

West Gardiner Fire Department is 3.0% 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.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Albion Fire Department
Albion · volunteer
All ME departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Alba Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Allensville Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 Allin Township Fire Protection District, IL 22 Aurora Township Fire Protection District, IL 22 Beckville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Blanconia Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Bluegrove Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Gardiner Fire Department have?

West Gardiner Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Maine average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,069 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ME, it ranks #213 of 290 by personnel.

Does West Gardiner Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for West Gardiner Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does West Gardiner Fire Department operate?

West Gardiner Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is West Gardiner Fire Department?

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

Has West Gardiner Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, West Gardiner Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $628,572.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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