Department profile

Volunteer

Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company

Colchester, VT · Chittenden County. Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Vermont average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
+88%
vs. Vermont average
3
stations
$626,024
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
34/100
Colchester Center Volunteer 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 F
10.7 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 B
$19,563 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 3 stations

Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Colchester, VT (Chittenden County), with 3 stations and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,019 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $626,024.

  • National personnel rank #9,019 of 22,440
  • VT personnel rank #47 of 150
  • 9.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Chittenden County

Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 04153 · Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company, VT 32 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #9,019
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saybrook Township
  • FEMA-MID $626K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saybrook Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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 VT department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Colchester, VT
FDID
04153

FEMA Grant History

$626K
Cumulative funding (FY2021–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-04044 $173,643.41
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07798 $452,380.95

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

Staffing vs the Vermont average

How Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company's personnel count compares to the typical department in Vermont. In-state it ranks #47 of 150 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,019 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
11
VT departments
250

County roster fringe

Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company is 7.8% of Chittenden County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 408 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 29% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saybrook Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Saybrook Township Fire Department, OH 32 North Windham Volunteer Fire Department, CT 32 Cimarron Hills Fire Protection District, CO 32 Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 32 New Salem Volunteer Fire Department, GA 32 Bowne Township Fire Department, MI 32 Hayden Fire Department, AZ 32 Eastford Fire Department, CT 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company have?

Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the Vermont average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,019 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VT, it ranks #47 of 150 by personnel.

Does Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company operate?

Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company?

Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company is a Volunteer department serving Chittenden County, VT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company received federal grants?

Yes, Colchester Center Volunteer Fire Company has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $626,024.36 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Vermont?

Vermont has 250 fire departments with 4,361 total personnel. 60% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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