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Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

Union, CT · Tolland County. Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Connecticut average.

37th pct.
national personnel size
-37%
vs. Connecticut average
1
station
$195,642
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
44/100
Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated

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
25 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 D
$7,826 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Union, CT (Tolland County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,088 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $195,642.

  • National personnel rank #14,088 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #193 of 203
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Tolland County

Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 03110 · Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, CT 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,088
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morrisvale Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $196K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Morrisvale Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 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
Union, CT
FDID
03110

FEMA Grant History

$196K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-01685 $195,641.9

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #193 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,088 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 37% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is 2.6% of Tolland County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 973 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 89% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Morrisvale Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

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Hebron Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Morrisvale Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 Dollar Bay Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, MI 25 Gladys Volunteer Fire Department, VA 25 Morrow Fire Department, GA 25 Jameson Volunteer Fire Protection District, MO 25 Beverly Fire Department, NJ 25 Lookout Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25 Mountainboro Volunteer Fire Department, AL 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated have?

Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% below the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,088 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #193 of 203 by personnel.

Does Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operate?

Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated?

Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated is a Volunteer department serving Tolland County, CT. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated received federal grants?

Yes, Union Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $195,641.9 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.