Department profile

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Guilford Fire Department

Guilford, CT · New Haven County. Guilford Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 5 stations and 141 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.

141
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Guilford Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Connecticut average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+253%
vs. Connecticut average
5
stations
$867,040
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
62/100
Guilford 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 B
28.2 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
141 personnel · 5 stations

Guilford Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Guilford, CT (New Haven County), with 5 stations and 141 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #471 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $867,040.

  • National personnel rank #471 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #14 of 203
  • 3.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 34 other listed departments in New Haven County

Guilford Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

141 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 06090 · Guilford Fire Department, CT 141 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 141
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #471
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gastonia City
  • FEMA-MID $867K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gastonia City Fire Department, NC (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Guilford, CT
FDID
06090

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW-2008-FF-0090 $867,040

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Guilford Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #14 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #471 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 253% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Guilford Fire Department is 4.1% of New Haven County roster mass

The county lists 59 departments totaling 3,458 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 61% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 141 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gastonia City Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Allingtown Fire District
West Haven · volunteer
Branford Fire Department
Branford · volunteer
Cheshire Fire Department
Cheshire · volunteer
East Haven Fire Department
East Haven · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 141 personnel

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

Gastonia City Fire Department, NC 141 Los Alamos Fire Department, NM 141 Sellersburg Volunteer Fire Department, IN 142 Pueblo Fire Department, CO 140 Christiana Fire Company Ambulance, DE 142 Sugarloaf Fire Company Incorporated, PA 140 Montgomery Volunteer Fire Company, PA 140 Spring Valley Fire Department - Columbian Engine Company, NY 142

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Guilford Fire Department have?

Guilford Fire Department has 141 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 253% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #471 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #14 of 203 by personnel.

Does Guilford Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Guilford Fire Department operate?

Guilford Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Guilford Fire Department?

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

Has Guilford Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Guilford Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $867,040 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

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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