Bethel Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Bethel Volunteer Fire Department

Bethel Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Bethel, within Fairfield County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 63 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Connecticut has 418 registered fire departments and 16,581 total personnel, averaging roughly 40 staff per department. Bethel Volunteer Fire Department runs 57% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 21,500 fires, 34 fire deaths, and 48% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.