Old Lyme Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Old Lyme Fire Department

Old Lyme Fire Department operates as a fire department in Old Lyme, within New London County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Connecticut has 418 registered fire departments and 16,581 total personnel, averaging roughly 40 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 21,500 fires, 34 fire deaths, and 48% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Old Lyme Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $246,818.42 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.