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Litchfield County, CT 45 departments

Name: Litchfield, CT Fire Department Data
Creator: PlainFireData
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Fire department coverage, staffing, and EMS data for Litchfield County, part of Connecticut.

Reviewed by PlainFireData Editorial, Fire Department Intelligence Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Departments

1,610

Total Personnel

EMS Departments

Volunteer Depts

Department Types

Career

Volunteer

Combination

Fire Departments in Litchfield County

All fire departments in Litchfield County, CT with personnel and station counts
Department	Type	Personnel	Stations
BANTAM FIRE COMPANY Bantam · EMS	volunteer	70	1
BARKHAMSTED EAST FIRE COMPANY Barkhamsted	volunteer	14	1
BETHLEHEM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bethlehem	volunteer	27	1
BRIDGEWATER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Bridgewater	volunteer	68	1
BURRVILLE REGIONAL FIRE SCHOOL Torrington	other	—	—
BURRVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Torrington	volunteer	27	1
CANAAN FIRE COMPANY Canaan	volunteer	40	1
COLEBROOK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - CENTER STATION Winsted	other	—	—
COLEBROOK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - FORGE STATION Winsted	volunteer	48	2
CORNWALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - CORNWALL BRIDGE FIREHOUSE Cornwall Bridge · EMS	other	—	—
CORNWALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - WEST CORNWALL FIREHOUSE West Cornwall · EMS	volunteer	35	2
DRAKEVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Torrington	other	—	—
EAST LITCHFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY Litchfield	volunteer	30	1
FALLS VILLAGE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Canaan · EMS	volunteer	65	1
GAYLORDSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Gaylordsville · EMS	other	—	—
GOSHEN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY Goshen · EMS	other	—	—
HARWINTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Harwinton · EMS	volunteer	55	1
HARWINTON WESTSIDE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Harwinton	volunteer	60	1
KENT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Kent · EMS	volunteer	102	1
LAKEVILLE HOSE COMPANY Lakeville	volunteer	43	1
LITCHFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Litchfield · EMS	volunteer	105	1
MORRIS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Morris · EMS	volunteer	39	1
NEW HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT New Hartford	other	—	—
NEW HARTFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT New Hartford	volunteer	46	2
NORFOLK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Norfolk · EMS	volunteer	41	1
NORTHFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCORPORATED Northfield · EMS	volunteer	42	1
NORTHVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT New Milford	volunteer	45	1
PINE MEADOW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT New Hartford	other	—	—
PLEASANT VALLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Pleasant Valley	volunteer	5	1
RIVERTON VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY Riverton	volunteer	24	1
ROXBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Roxbury	other	—	—
SHARON FIRE DEPARTMENT Sharon · EMS	other	—	—
TERRYVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Terryville	other	—	—
TERRYVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Terryville	volunteer	85	3
THOMASTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Thomaston	volunteer	62	1
TORRINGFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT Torrington · EMS	other	—	—
TORRINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Torrington	career	98	2
TORRINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT - NORTH END STATION Torrington	other	—	—
WARREN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INCORPORATED Warren · EMS	other	—	—
WASHINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCORPORATED Washington Depot · EMS	volunteer	30	1
WATERTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT Watertown · EMS	volunteer	99	2
WINCHESTER CENTER FIRE DEPARTMENT Winchester Center	volunteer	20	1
WINSTED FIRE DEPARTMENT Winsted	volunteer	142	1
WOODBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT / HOTCHKISSVILLE FIRE COMPANY Woodbury	other	—	—
WOODBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT / ORENAUG FIRE COMPANY Woodbury	volunteer	43	2

What the Fire Coverage Data Means for Litchfield County, CT

Litchfield County reports 45 fire departments in the federal HIFLD registry, staffed by approximately 1,610 total personnel. The organizational breakdown matters because career, volunteer, and combination departments differ sharply in response time, funding, and training cadence: this county lists 1 career (paid), 29 volunteer, and 0 combination departments. 18 of these departments also provides Emergency Medical Services, meaning the same crews that arrive on a structure fire can often begin patient care on cardiac or trauma calls without waiting for a separate ambulance agency.

Benchmarking the county against its parent state highlights coverage gaps and strengths. Connecticut overall averages roughly 40 personnel per department across 418 departments. Litchfield County averages 36 personnel per department, 10% below the state mean. Lighter staffing per department is common in rural counties where a larger number of small volunteer companies share territory. The state reports about 21,500 fires and 34 fire deaths annually, and 48% of its departments are volunteer-run.

Residents, property owners, and insurance agents can use this profile in several practical ways. A home inside a career or combination department's first-due area typically earns better ISO Public Protection Classification ratings and lower homeowners premiums than one served solely by a distant volunteer station. If the county is heavily volunteer, it is worth checking whether the nearest department has recent FEMA AFG or SAFER grants and whether mutual-aid agreements extend coverage during large incidents. Click into any department below to see its specific personnel count, station footprint, apparatus inventory, EMS status, and FEMA grant history. All figures come from HIFLD Open Data (FEMA/DHS) and USFA published fire statistics; small volunteer departments are sometimes underreported, so treat zero-value fields as missing data rather than absent services.

Connecticut Overview

State departments: 418
Annual fires: 21,500
Volunteer %: 48%

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FAQ

How many fire departments are in Litchfield County, CT? ▼

Litchfield County, CT has 45 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 29 volunteer,

Does Litchfield County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes — 18 departments in Litchfield County provide EMS services.

How many firefighters serve Litchfield County? ▼

Litchfield County has 1,610 total fire department personnel across 45 departments. The average per department is 36, which is 10% below the Connecticut average.

Are Litchfield County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

Yes, 29 of 45 departments (64%) in Litchfield County are volunteer.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFireData Editorial

Source: U.S. Fire Administration — National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Accessed 2026-06-04 NFDR is a voluntary registry; not all departments may be included. Personnel counts include both career and volunteer staff.