Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hamden Fire Department

Hamden, CT · New Haven County. Hamden Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 150 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.

150
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 2%
national personnel size
+275%
vs. Connecticut average
7
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
43/100
Hamden 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
21.4 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
150 personnel · 7 stations

Hamden Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hamden, CT (New Haven County), with 7 stations and 150 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #411 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #411 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #11 of 203
  • 4.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 34 other listed departments in New Haven County

Hamden Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

150 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 06100 · Hamden Fire Department, CT 150 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 150
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #411
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hoover
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hoover Fire Department, AL (+ 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 CT department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Hamden, CT
FDID
06100

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Hamden Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #11 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #411 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 275% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Hamden Fire Department is 4.3% 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.

4.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 150 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hoover Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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

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
All CT departments →

Nationwide career peers near 150 personnel

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

Hoover Fire Department, AL 150 South Kitsap Fire and Rescue, WA 150 Klein Volunteer Fire Department, TX 150 Ppl Susquehanna Fire Brigade, PA 150 Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Fire, FL 150 City of Burbank Fire Department, CA 150 Ontario Fire Department, CA 150 Rocky Mount Fire Department, NC 151

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hamden Fire Department have?

Hamden Fire Department has 150 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 275% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #411 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #11 of 203 by personnel.

Does Hamden Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hamden Fire Department operate?

Hamden Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hamden Fire Department?

Hamden Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving New Haven County, CT. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.