Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Norwich Fire Department

Norwich, CT · New London County. Norwich Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Norwich Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Connecticut average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+40%
vs. Connecticut average
2
stations
$829,842
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Norwich 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 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 C
$14,819 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 2 stations

Norwich Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Norwich, CT (New London County), with 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,027 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $829,842.

  • National personnel rank #3,027 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #89 of 203
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 48 other listed departments in New London County

Norwich Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 08150 · Norwich Fire Department, CT 56 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Green Hill Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $830K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Norwich, CT
FDID
08150

FEMA Grant History

$830K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03764 $256,773.18
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06114 $379,091.34
2019 EMW-2019-FG-01480 $193,977

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Norwich Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #89 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,027 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 40% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Norwich Fire Department is 2.7% of New London County roster mass

The county lists 61 departments totaling 2,072 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Baltic Fire Department
Baltic · volunteer
Bozrah Volunteer Fire Company
Bozrah · volunteer
Center Groton Fire Department
Groton · volunteer
City of Groton Fire Department
Groton · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 56 personnel

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

Green Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NC 56 Southern Platte Fire Protection District, MO 56 Sauratown Volunteer Fire Department, NC 56 Oak Bluffs Fire Department, MA 56 Newburyport Fire Department, MA 56 North Andover Fire Department, MA 56 Jeffersonville Fire Department, IN 56 Ashland Fire Department, KY 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Norwich Fire Department have?

Norwich Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,027 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #89 of 203 by personnel.

Does Norwich Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Norwich Fire Department operate?

Norwich Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Norwich Fire Department?

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

Has Norwich Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Norwich Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $829,841.52 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.