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Springfield Fire Department

Springfield, VT · Windsor County. Springfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Springfield Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Vermont average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+194%
vs. Vermont average
1
station
$249,664
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
58/100
Springfield 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 A
50 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
$4,993 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Springfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Springfield, VT (Windsor County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,059 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $249,664.

  • National personnel rank #4,059 of 22,440
  • VT personnel rank #7 of 150
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Windsor County

Springfield Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 14606 · Springfield Fire Department, VT 50 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,059
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hampden-Sydney Vo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $250K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hampden-Sydney Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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 VT department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Springfield, VT
FDID
14606

FEMA Grant History

$250K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO00523 $249,664

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

Staffing vs the Vermont average

How Springfield Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Vermont. In-state it ranks #7 of 150 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,059 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 194% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
11
VT departments
250

County roster fringe

Springfield Fire Department is 8.6% of Windsor County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 583 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 28% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hampden-Sydney Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ascutney Volunteer Fire Department
Windsor · volunteer
Barnard Volunteer Fire Department
Bethel · volunteer
Bethel Fire Department
Bethel · volunteer
Bridgewater Volunteer Fire Department
Bridgewater · volunteer
Broad Brook Volunteer Fire Department
South Royalton · other
Cavendish Fire Department
Cavendish · volunteer
Chester Fire Department
Chester · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 50 personnel

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

Hampden-Sydney Volunteer Fire Department, VA 50 Colden Fire Company, NY 50 Jackson Mills Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 50 Lanoka Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 50 Kinnelon Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 50 North Evans Volunteer Fire Company, NY 50 Jerome Volunteer Fire Department, AZ 50 Southern Door Volunteer Fire Department, WI 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Springfield Fire Department have?

Springfield Fire Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 194% above the Vermont average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,059 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within VT, it ranks #7 of 150 by personnel.

Does Springfield Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Springfield Fire Department operate?

Springfield Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Springfield Fire Department?

Springfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Windsor County, VT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Springfield Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Springfield Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $249,664 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Vermont?

Vermont has 250 fire departments with 4,361 total personnel. 60% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.