Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Connersville Fire Department

Connersville, IN · Fayette County. Connersville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Connersville Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Indiana average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Indiana average
1
station
$185,670
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
81/100
Connersville 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 A
38 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
38 personnel · 1 station

Connersville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Connersville, IN (Fayette County), with 1 station and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,700 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $185,670.

  • National personnel rank #6,700 of 22,440
  • IN personnel rank #123 of 589
  • 2.63 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Fayette County

Connersville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 21002 · Connersville Fire Department, IN 38 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,700
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Leitersburg Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $186K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 IN department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Connersville, IN
FDID
21002

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-04306 $185,669.65

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

Staffing vs the Indiana average

How Connersville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Indiana. In-state it ranks #123 of 589 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,700 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
94
IN departments
969

County roster weight

Connersville Fire Department carries 40.0% of Fayette County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (95 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.63 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bentonville Volunteer Fire Department
Connersville · volunteer
All IN departments →

Nationwide career peers near 38 personnel

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

Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company, MD 38 Spencer Fire Department, IA 38 Corte Madera Fire Department, CA 38 Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 38 Jewett Fire Department, NY 38 Ilion Fire Department, NY 38 Duxbury Fire Department, MA 38 Norwell Fire Department, MA 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Connersville Fire Department have?

Connersville Fire Department has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Indiana average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,700 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IN, it ranks #123 of 589 by personnel.

Does Connersville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Connersville Fire Department operate?

Connersville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Connersville Fire Department?

Connersville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fayette County, IN. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Connersville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Connersville Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $185,669.65 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Indiana?

Indiana has 969 fire departments with 21,919 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

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