Department profile

Volunteer

Avon Volunteer Fire Department

Avon, CT · Hartford County. Avon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 4 stations and 69 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

69
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Avon Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Connecticut average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+73%
vs. Connecticut average
4
stations
$277,286
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
29/100
Avon Volunteer 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 D
17.3 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
69 personnel · 4 stations

Avon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Avon, CT (Hartford County), with 4 stations and 69 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,984 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $277,286.

  • National personnel rank #1,984 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #64 of 203
  • 5.80 stations per 100 personnel
  • 41 other listed departments in Hartford County

Avon Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

69 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 02010 · Avon Volunteer Fire Department, CT 69 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 69
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Summit Hose Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $277K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Summit Hose Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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 CT department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Avon, CT
FDID
02010

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FO-04555 $277,286

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Avon Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #64 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,984 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 73% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Avon Volunteer Fire Department is 2.1% of Hartford County roster mass

The county lists 74 departments totaling 3,255 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 47% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.80 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 69 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Summit Hose Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 69 personnel

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

Summit Hose Volunteer Fire Company, PA 69 Spring Lake Park Blaine-Mountain View Fire Department, MN 69 New Haven/Berger Fire Protection District, MO 69 City of Bothell Fire Department, WA 69 Clark County Fire and Rescue 2-6, WA 69 Channelview Volunteer Fire Department, TX 69 Laytonsville Volunteer Fire Department, MD 69 Romeoville Fire Department, IL 69

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Avon Volunteer Fire Department have?

Avon Volunteer Fire Department has 69 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 73% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,984 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #64 of 203 by personnel.

Does Avon Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Avon Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Avon Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Avon Volunteer Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Avon Volunteer Fire Department?

Avon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Hartford County, CT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Avon Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Avon Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $277,286 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 418 fire departments with 16,581 total personnel. 48% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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