Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Yarmouth Fire Department

South Yarmouth, MA · Barnstable County. Yarmouth Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 87 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.

87
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Yarmouth Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Massachusetts average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+149%
vs. Massachusetts average
3
stations

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
54/100
Yarmouth 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
29 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
1.7 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
87 personnel · 3 stations

Yarmouth Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving South Yarmouth, MA (Barnstable County), with 3 stations and 87 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,254 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,254 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #41 of 326
  • 3.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Barnstable County

Yarmouth Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

87 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 01351 · Yarmouth Fire Department, MA 87 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 87
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,254
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marysville Fire D…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Marysville Fire District, WA (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
South Yarmouth, MA
FDID
01351

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Yarmouth Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #41 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,254 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 149% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster geometry

Barnstable County HIFLD mix around Yarmouth Fire Department

Barnstable County: 30 departments, 774 personnel (5 volunteer / 13 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 90% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 87 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Marysville Fire District, WA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide career peers near 87 personnel

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

Marysville Fire District, WA 87 Cloverleaf Volunteer Fire Department, TX 87 Linn County Rural Fire Department, KS 87 Seminole Fire Rescue, FL 87 West Orange Fire Department Fire House 1, NJ 87 Fort Stewart Fire Department, GA 87 Central County Fire and Rescue, MO 87 Wilson Fire Rescue Department, NC 87

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Yarmouth Fire Department have?

Yarmouth Fire Department has 87 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 149% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,254 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #41 of 326 by personnel.

Does Yarmouth Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Yarmouth Fire Department operate?

Yarmouth Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Yarmouth Fire Department?

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

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

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

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