Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Quiambaug Fire Department

Stonington, CT · New London County. Quiambaug Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Quiambaug Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the Connecticut average.

Top 39%
national personnel size
-17%
vs. Connecticut average
1
station

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
75/100
Quiambaug 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
33 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
33 personnel · 1 station

Quiambaug Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Stonington, CT (New London County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,844 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,844 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #169 of 203
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 48 other listed departments in New London County

Quiambaug Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 08194 · Quiambaug Fire Department, CT 33 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,844
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Allen Park
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Allen Park Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Stonington, CT
FDID
08194

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Quiambaug Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #169 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,844 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 17% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Quiambaug Fire Department is 1.6% 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.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Allen Park Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Baltic Fire Department
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Bozrah Volunteer Fire Company
Bozrah · volunteer
Center Groton Fire Department
Groton · volunteer
City of Groton Fire Department
Groton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Allen Park Fire Department, MI 33 Sleepy Eye Fire Department, MN 33 Virgilina Volunteer Fire Department, VA 33 Granite Quarry Fire Department, NC 33 Rocky River Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 33 Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District, MO 33 Lawsonville Fire and Rescue, NC 33 Deep Branch Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Quiambaug Fire Department have?

Quiambaug Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% below the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,844 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #169 of 203 by personnel.

Does Quiambaug Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Quiambaug Fire Department operate?

Quiambaug Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Quiambaug Fire Department?

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

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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