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Danbury Fire Department

Danbury, CT · Fairfield County. Danbury Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 16 stations and 338 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.

338
Total personnel
16
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Danbury Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Connecticut average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+745%
vs. Connecticut average
16
stations

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Danbury 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 C
21.1 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
338 personnel · 16 stations

Danbury Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Danbury, CT (Fairfield County), with 16 stations and 338 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #96 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #96 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #3 of 203
  • 4.73 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Fairfield County

Danbury Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

338 Top 1% higher than 99%+ 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 05040 · Danbury Fire Department, CT 338 personnel · 16 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 338
  • STA-MULTI 16 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #96
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spokane
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Spokane Fire Department, WA ( -3 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Danbury, CT
FDID
05040

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Danbury Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #3 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #96 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 745% above the state average
Stations
16
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster geometry

Fairfield County HIFLD mix around Danbury Fire Department

Fairfield County: 82 departments, 2,960 personnel (28 volunteer / 8 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 87% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.73 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (16 stations / 338 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Spokane Fire Department, WA (-3 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Brookfield · volunteer
Darien Volunteer Fire Department
Darien · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 338 personnel

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

Spokane Fire Department, WA 335 Saint Johns County Fire Rescue, FL 335 Rockville Centre Fire Department, NY 341 Boone County Fire Protection District, MO 342 Freeport Fire Department, NY 331 Sun Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 331 Rocky Grove Volunteer Fire Department, PA 327 Walker County Emergency Services, GA 354

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Danbury Fire Department have?

Danbury Fire Department has 338 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 745% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #96 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #3 of 203 by personnel.

Does Danbury Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Danbury Fire Department operate?

Danbury Fire Department operates 16 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Danbury Fire Department?

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

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.