Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Stamford Fire and Rescue Department

Stamford, CT · Fairfield County. Stamford Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 241 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.

241
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Stamford Fire and Rescue Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Connecticut average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+503%
vs. Connecticut average
6
stations
$2,903,279
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
83/100
Stamford Fire and Rescue 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
40.2 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
241 personnel · 6 stations

Stamford Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Stamford, CT (Fairfield County), with 6 stations and 241 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #166 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,903,279.

  • National personnel rank #166 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #6 of 203
  • 2.49 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Fairfield County

Stamford Fire and Rescue Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

241 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 05180 · Stamford Fire and Rescue Department, CT 241 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 241
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #166
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clarendon County
  • FEMA-MID $2.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clarendon County Fire Department, SC (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Stamford, CT
FDID
05180

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2004–2014)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FH00870 $1,045,188
2011 EMW-2011-FH-0095 $988,848
2004 EMW-2004-FG-1296 $869,243

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Stamford Fire and Rescue Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #6 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #166 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 503% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Stamford Fire and Rescue Department is 8.1% of Fairfield County roster mass

The county lists 82 departments totaling 2,960 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.49 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 241 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clarendon County Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ball Pond Volunteer Fire Company
New Fairfield · other
Belltown Fire Department
Stamford · volunteer
Bethel Volunteer Fire Department
Bethel · volunteer
Botsford Fire Rescue
Newtown · volunteer
Candlewood Company Incorporated
Brookfield · volunteer
Danbury Fire Department
Danbury · volunteer
All CT departments →

Nationwide career peers near 241 personnel

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

Clarendon County Fire Department, SC 241 Madera County Fire Department, CA 241 City of Flint Fire Department, MI 240 Hicksville Fire Department, NY 240 Naperville Fire Department, IL 239 Manchester Fire Department, NH 243 Eastside Fire and Rescue, WA 245 Portland Fire Department, ME 236

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stamford Fire and Rescue Department have?

Stamford Fire and Rescue Department has 241 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 503% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #166 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #6 of 203 by personnel.

Does Stamford Fire and Rescue Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Stamford Fire and Rescue Department operate?

Stamford Fire and Rescue Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Stamford Fire and Rescue Department?

Stamford Fire and Rescue Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fairfield County, CT. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Stamford Fire and Rescue Department received federal grants?

Yes, Stamford Fire and Rescue Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $2,903,279 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2004–2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.