Department profile

Volunteer

Northville Volunteer Fire Department

New Milford, CT · Litchfield County. Northville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

45
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Northville Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the Connecticut average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+13%
vs. Connecticut average
1
station
$323,810
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
Northville Volunteer 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
45 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$7,196 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 1 station

Northville Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving New Milford, CT (Litchfield County), with 1 station and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,949 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $323,810.

  • National personnel rank #4,949 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #126 of 203
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • 42 other listed departments in Litchfield County

Northville Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 01141 · Northville Volunteer Fire Department, CT 45 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #4,949
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pomona Volunteer…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $324K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pomona Volunteer Fire Company, NJ (+ 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
New Milford, CT
FDID
01141

FEMA Grant History

$324K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FR00232 $323,810

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Northville Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #126 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,949 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 13% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Northville Volunteer Fire Department is 2.7% 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.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pomona Volunteer Fire Company, NJ (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Pomona Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 45 Leicester Volunteer Fire Department, NC 45 Ventnor City Fire Department, NJ 45 Knox Fire Department, NY 45 Four Mile Fire Protection District, CO 45 North Catawba Fire - Rescue Department Incorporated, NC 45 South Callaway Fire Protection District, MO 45 South Camden Volunteer Fire Department / Rescue, NC 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northville Volunteer Fire Department have?

Northville Volunteer Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,949 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #126 of 203 by personnel.

Does Northville Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Northville Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Northville Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Northville Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Northville Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Northville Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Northville Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $323,810 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.