Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance

Groton, CT · New London County. Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Connecticut average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+35%
vs. Connecticut average
2
stations

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
59/100
Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance

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 C
27 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
54 personnel · 2 stations

Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department serving Groton, CT (New London County), with 2 stations and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,391 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,391 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #97 of 203
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 48 other listed departments in New London County

Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 08057 · Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance, CT 54 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,391
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ West Elmira Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: West Elmira Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Groton, CT
FDID
08057

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #97 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,391 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance is 2.6% 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.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: West Elmira Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

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 54 personnel

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

West Elmira Volunteer Fire Department, NY 54 Town and Country Fire Department, NY 54 Elmira Heights Fire Department, NY 54 West Stanly Fire Department Incorporated - Locust, NC 54 Morrisville Fire and Rescue Department, NC 54 Lake Ozark Fire Protection District, MO 54 Birmingham Fire Department - Adams Station, MI 54 Alabaster Fire and Rescue Service, AL 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance have?

Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,391 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #97 of 203 by personnel.

Does Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance operate?

Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance?

Submarine Base Fire Department Ambulance is a Career (Paid) department serving New London County, CT. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.