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Westport Fire Department

Westport, MA · Bristol County. Westport Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 14%
national personnel size
+60%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$516,602
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
47/100
Westport 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
28 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$9,225 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 2 stations

Westport Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Westport, MA (Bristol County), with 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,063 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $516,602.

  • National personnel rank #3,063 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #88 of 326
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Bristol County

Westport Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 05334 · Westport Fire Department, MA 56 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,063
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sanford
  • FEMA-MID $517K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sanford Fire Department, NC (+ 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
Westport, MA
FDID
05334

FEMA Grant History

$517K
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00913 $272,119.04
2012 EMW2012FH00145 $244,483

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Westport Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #88 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,063 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 60% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Westport Fire Department is 3.4% of Bristol County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,637 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sanford Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 56 personnel

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

Sanford Fire Department, NC 56 Golden Fire Department, CO 56 King Ferry Fire Department, NY 56 Wyomissing Fire Company, PA 56 Mills River Fire and Rescue Incorporated, NC 56 North Oakland County Fire Authority, MI 56 Wixom Fire Department, MI 56 Underwood-Petersville Volunteer Fire Department, AL 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Westport Fire Department have?

Westport Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 60% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,063 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #88 of 326 by personnel.

Does Westport Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Westport Fire Department operate?

Westport Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Westport Fire Department?

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

Has Westport Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Westport Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $516,602.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2021 (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 Massachusetts?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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