Wells River Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Wells River Fire Department

Wells River Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Wells River, within Orange County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 12 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Vermont has 250 registered fire departments and 4,361 total personnel, averaging roughly 17 staff per department. Wells River Fire Department runs 29% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 5,500 fires, 11 fire deaths, and 60% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.