Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Winthrop Fire Department

Winthrop, MA · Suffolk County. Winthrop Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Winthrop Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Massachusetts average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$631,052
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
44/100
Winthrop 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 D
17.5 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 B
$18,030 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 2 stations

Winthrop Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Winthrop, MA (Suffolk County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,223 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $631,052.

  • National personnel rank #8,223 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #202 of 326
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Suffolk County

Winthrop Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 25346 · Winthrop Fire Department, MA 35 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,223
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Upham Rural Fire…
  • FEMA-MID $631K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Upham Rural Fire Protection District, ND (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Winthrop, MA
FDID
25346

FEMA Grant History

$631K
Cumulative funding (FY2009–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00359 $369,802.48
2009 EMW-2009-FV-0350 $261,250

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

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Winthrop Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #202 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,223 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Winthrop Fire Department is 1.8% of Suffolk County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 1,999 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Upham Rural Fire Protection District, ND (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chelsea Fire Department
Chelsea · career
All MA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 35 personnel

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

Upham Rural Fire Protection District, ND 35 Granville Rural Fire Protection District, ND 35 Terry Volunteer Fire Department, MS 35 Raymond Volunteer Fire Department, MS 35 City of Seaside Fire Department, CA 35 Humboldt Fire Department, TN 35 Taylors Fire Department, SC 35 Piedmont Park Fire Department, SC 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Winthrop Fire Department have?

Winthrop Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,223 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #202 of 326 by personnel.

Does Winthrop Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Winthrop Fire Department operate?

Winthrop Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Winthrop Fire Department?

Winthrop Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Suffolk County, MA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Winthrop Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Winthrop Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $631,052.48 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.