Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

University of Connecticut Fire Department

Storrs, CT · Tolland County. University of Connecticut Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

University of Connecticut Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Connecticut average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
-15%
vs. Connecticut average

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
University of Connecticut 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
No station count on file for this department
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
34 personnel

University of Connecticut Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Storrs, CT (Tolland County) and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,532 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,532 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #167 of 203
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Tolland County

University of Connecticut Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 03072 · University of Connecticut Fire Department, CT 34 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,532
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Worden Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Worden Volunteer Fire Department, MT (+ 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
Storrs, CT
FDID
03072

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How University of Connecticut Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #167 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,532 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 15% below the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

University of Connecticut Fire Department is 3.5% 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.

Photo-finish peer: Worden Volunteer Fire Department, MT (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Andover Volunteer Fire Department
Andover · volunteer
Bolton Fire Department
Bolton · volunteer
Columbia Volunteer Fire Department
Columbia · volunteer
Ellington Volunteer Fire Department
Ellington · volunteer
Hebron Volunteer Fire Department
Hebron · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 34 personnel

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

Worden Volunteer Fire Department, MT 34 Jerusalem Township Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 William R Davie Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 Cooleemee Volunteer Fire Department, NC 34 Cullman Fire Rescue, AL 34 Fremont Fire Department, NE 34 Warrensburg Fire Department, MO 34 Forestdale Fire District, AL 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does University of Connecticut Fire Department have?

University of Connecticut Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 15% below the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,532 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #167 of 203 by personnel.

Does University of Connecticut Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does University of Connecticut Fire Department operate?

Station count data for University of Connecticut Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is University of Connecticut Fire Department?

University of Connecticut Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Tolland 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.

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