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Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

Northfield, CT · Litchfield County. Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the Connecticut average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+5%
vs. Connecticut average
1
station
$358,625
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
Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated

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
42 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 D
$8,539 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
42 personnel · 1 station

Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Northfield, CT (Litchfield County), with 1 station and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,556 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $358,625.

  • National personnel rank #5,556 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #138 of 203
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Litchfield County

Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 01113 · Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, CT 42 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,556
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Schuyler Heights…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $359K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Schuyler Heights Fire District, NY (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Northfield, CT
FDID
01113

FEMA Grant History

$359K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV01871 $358,625

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #138 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,556 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 5% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is 2.5% of Litchfield County roster mass

The county lists 48 departments totaling 1,685 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Schuyler Heights Fire District, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 42 personnel

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

Schuyler Heights Fire District, NY 42 Ellerslie Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, MD 42 Altamont Fire Department, NY 42 Meridian Fire Department, ID 42 Michigan Air National Guard Fire Department - Battle Creek-Dod, MI 42 Dublin Volunteer Fire Department, NC 42 Brierfield Volunteer Fire Department, AL 42 Winder Fire Department, GA 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated have?

Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,556 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #138 of 203 by personnel.

Does Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated provide EMS services?

Yes, Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operate?

Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated?

Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Litchfield County, CT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $358,625 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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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