Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Bantam Fire Company

Bantam, CT · Litchfield County. Bantam Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 70 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.

70
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bantam Fire Company pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Connecticut average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+75%
vs. Connecticut average
1
station
$630,000
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
69/100
Bantam Fire Company

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 A
70 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment D
$9,000 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
70 personnel · 1 station

Bantam Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Bantam, CT (Litchfield County), with 1 station and 70 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,881 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $630,000.

  • National personnel rank #1,881 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #62 of 203
  • 1.43 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Litchfield County

Bantam Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

70 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 01112 · Bantam Fire Company, CT 70 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 70
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,881
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Albany
  • FEMA-MID $630K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Albany Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Bantam, CT
FDID
01112

FEMA Grant History

$630K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06348 $630,000.42

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Bantam Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #62 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,881 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 75% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Bantam Fire Company is 4.2% of Litchfield County roster mass

The county lists 48 departments totaling 1,685 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.43 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 70 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Albany Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 70 personnel

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

West Albany Fire Department, NY 70 Cresaptown Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, MD 70 Midland Volunteer Fire Department, NC 70 Bolivar Fire Department, NY 70 Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department, VA 70 Emerson Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 70 Fairview Volunteer Fire Department - Grandview Company, NJ 70 Selah Fire Department, WA 70

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bantam Fire Company have?

Bantam Fire Company has 70 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 75% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,881 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #62 of 203 by personnel.

Does Bantam Fire Company provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bantam Fire Company operate?

Bantam Fire Company operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bantam Fire Company?

Bantam Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Litchfield County, CT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Bantam Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Bantam Fire Company has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $630,000.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.