Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Woodsville Fire and Rescue

Woodsville, NH · Grafton County. Woodsville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 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.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Woodsville Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the New Hampshire average.

26th pct.
national personnel size
-16%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Woodsville Fire and Rescue

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 C
21 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
21 personnel · 1 station

Woodsville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Woodsville, NH (Grafton County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,618 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,618 of 22,440
  • NH personnel rank #163 of 203
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 35 other listed departments in Grafton County

Woodsville Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 74% higher than 26% 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 43412 · Woodsville Fire and Rescue, NH 21 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,618
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Three Lakes Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Three Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Woodsville, NH
FDID
43412

Staffing vs the New Hampshire average

How Woodsville Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Hampshire. In-state it ranks #163 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,618 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 16% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
NH departments
293

County roster fringe

Woodsville Fire and Rescue is 2.6% of Grafton County roster mass

The county lists 38 departments totaling 823 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Three Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Three Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, WI 21 New Johnsonville Fire Department, TN 21 North Sabine Fire Protection District Converse Station, LA 21 Ames Volunteer Fire Department, OK 21 Decatur Township Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OH 21 Cooley Springs-Fingerville Fire Department, SC 21 Drayton Fire Department, SC 21 Santa Barbara County Fire Department, CA 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Woodsville Fire and Rescue have?

Woodsville Fire and Rescue has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 16% below the New Hampshire average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,618 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NH, it ranks #163 of 203 by personnel.

Does Woodsville Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Woodsville Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Woodsville Fire and Rescue operate?

Woodsville Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Woodsville Fire and Rescue?

Woodsville Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Grafton 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.