Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station

Groton, CT · New London County. Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Connecticut average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
-5%
vs. Connecticut average
2
stations
$197,992
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station

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 D
19 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 F
$5,210 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
38 personnel · 2 stations

Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Groton, CT (New London County), with 2 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,837 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $197,992.

  • National personnel rank #6,837 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #152 of 203
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 48 other listed departments in New London County

Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 08056 · Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station, CT 38 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,837
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockwell Rural Vo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $198K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rockwell Rural 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Groton, CT
FDID
08056

FEMA Grant History

$198K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-00851 $197,991.83

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #152 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,837 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station is 1.8% 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.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rockwell Rural 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
All CT departments →

Nationwide career peers near 38 personnel

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

Rockwell Rural Volunteer Fire Department, NC 38 Winifred Rural Fire Department, MT 38 Frohna Fire Department, MO 38 Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA 38 South Orange Fire Department, NJ 38 Monroe Fire Department, OH 38 El Cerrito Fire Department, CA 38 Southern Pines Fire and Rescue, NC 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station have?

Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,837 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #152 of 203 by personnel.

Does Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station operate?

Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station?

Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station is a Career (Paid) department serving New London County, CT. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station received federal grants?

Yes, Poquonnock Bridge Fire District - Fort Hill Station has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $197,991.83 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (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.