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New Hampshire Fire Department Personnel

Personnel (fire department membership) numbers vary by region, by state and even by county. Recruiting is critical to fire department success, see National Volunteer Fire Council’s Make Me a Firefighter and National Volunteer Fire Council’s Recruiting Resources. Check out how your department’s numbers compare to those around you, to see how your recruitment and retention investments are fairing.

This information is based solely upon fire departments that have registered with the National Fire Service Registry. If you have not registered your fire department, please do so, it is free and contributes to a complete picture of the fire services. Check out some Quick Facts from the registry.

Volunteer Departments of New Hampshire

Here are the average numbers of volunteer firefighters for each county within New Hampshire, as well as the maximum and minimum numbers for that county.

County # Volunteer Departments Average Firefighters Highest # Lowest #
Belknap 10 33 45 24
Carroll 17 23 45
Cheshire 22 27 55 15
Coos 14 24 62 8
Grafton 28 26 40 12
Hillsborough 19 32 50 17
Merrimack 22 27 43 11
Rockingham 29 35 57 13
Strafford 9 43 126 21
Sullivan 12 21 36 13

Career Departments of New Hampshire

Here are the average numbers of career firefighters for each county within New Hampshire, as well as the maximum and minimum numbers for that county.

County # Career Departments Average Firefighters Highest # Lowest #
Belknap 1 36
Carroll 1 20
Cheshire 1 65
Coos 1 26
Grafton 1 43
Hillsborough 8 76 190 29
Merrimack 2 67 102 32
Rockingham 11 42 66 13
Strafford 4 42 54 26
Sullivan 1 32

Looking for NFIRS FDIDs?

Here are the fire department identifiers (FDIDs) for agencies within New Hampshire. NFIRS FDIDs are required for submitting NFIRS reports with mutual aid or automatic aid with those departments.

Need more NFIRS help?

Here are some useful ressources to learn more about NFIRS.

NFIRS Codes Cheat SheetNFIRS CodingNFIRS ExamplesFDIDsPOCsNFIRS TransactionsNFIRS ModulesNFIRS ElementsNFIRS RulesNFIRS ReferenceNFIRS Compliant ?

You can also read this NFIRS 5.0 Complete Reference Guide, and NFIRS 5.0 Design documentation in order to have a deeper understanding of NFIRS 5.0. Here are also NFIRS 5.0 Forms ready for you to download and use.

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Last Updated on July 1, 2023