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Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island

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

County # Volunteer Departments Average Firefighters Highest # Lowest #
Bristol 2 137 176 97
Kent 5 34 50 21
Newport 2 52 79 25
Providence 20 28 72 10
Washington 14 51 150 25

Career Departments of Rhode Island

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

County # Career Departments Average Firefighters Highest # Lowest #
Bristol 1 28
Kent 5 74 213 17
Newport 6 39 93 15
Providence 12 120 503 23
Washington 2 54 74 34

Looking for NFIRS FDIDs?

Here are the fire department identifiers (FDIDs) for agencies within Rhode Island. 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