Department profile

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Watertown Fire Department

Watertown, CT · Litchfield County. Watertown Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 99 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.

99
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Watertown Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Connecticut average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+148%
vs. Connecticut average
2
stations
$26,141
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
50/100
Watertown 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
49.5 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
$264 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
99 personnel · 2 stations

Watertown Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Watertown, CT (Litchfield County), with 2 stations and 99 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #985 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $26,141.

  • National personnel rank #985 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #29 of 203
  • 2.02 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 42 other listed departments in Litchfield County

Watertown Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

99 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 01240 · Watertown Fire Department, CT 99 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 99
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #985
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anniston
  • FEMA-LIGHT $26K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Anniston Fire Department, AL (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Watertown, CT
FDID
01240

FEMA Grant History

$26K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01705 $26,141.08

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Watertown Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #29 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #985 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 148% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Watertown Fire Department is 5.9% of Litchfield County roster mass

The county lists 48 departments totaling 1,685 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 38% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.02 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 99 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Anniston Fire Department, AL (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 99 personnel

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

Anniston Fire Department, AL 99 Fort Bliss Fire and Emergency Services, TX 99 Glenview Fire Department, IL 99 Violetville Volunteer Fire Department, MD 99 Rochester Hills Fire Department, MI 99 Nutley Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 99 Emporium Fire Department, PA 99 Sitka Fire Department, AK 99

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Watertown Fire Department have?

Watertown Fire Department has 99 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 148% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #985 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #29 of 203 by personnel.

Does Watertown Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Watertown Fire Department operate?

Watertown Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Watertown Fire Department?

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

Has Watertown Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Watertown Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $26,141.08 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.