Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Old Lyme Fire Department

Old Lyme, CT · New London County. Old Lyme Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 95 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.

95
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 5%
national personnel size
+138%
vs. Connecticut average
3
stations
$246,818
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
71/100
Old Lyme 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
31.7 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
95 personnel · 3 stations

Old Lyme Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Old Lyme, CT (New London County), with 3 stations and 95 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,059 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $246,818.

  • National personnel rank #1,059 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #34 of 203
  • 3.16 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 48 other listed departments in New London County

Old Lyme Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

95 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 08160 · Old Lyme Fire Department, CT 95 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 95
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,059
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Warner Robins
  • FEMA-LIGHT $247K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Warner Robins Fire Department, GA (+ 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
Old Lyme, CT
FDID
08160

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-00501 $246,818.42

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Old Lyme Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #34 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,059 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 138% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Old Lyme Fire Department is 4.6% 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.

3.16 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 95 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Warner Robins Fire Department, GA (+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
All CT departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 95 personnel

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

Warner Robins Fire Department, GA 95 Sellersville Fire Department, PA 95 Water Witch Fire Company, MD 95 Manchester Volunteer Fire Department, MD 95 Richland Township Fire Department, PA 95 Pawling Fire District, NY 95 Abbottstown Fire Company, PA 95 Lake Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department, TX 95

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Old Lyme Fire Department have?

Old Lyme Fire Department has 95 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 138% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,059 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #34 of 203 by personnel.

Does Old Lyme Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Old Lyme Fire Department operate?

Old Lyme Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Old Lyme Fire Department?

Old Lyme Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving New London County, CT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Old Lyme Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Old Lyme Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $246,818.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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.