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Westfield Volunteer Fire Department

Middletown, CT · Middlesex County. Westfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Connecticut average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. Connecticut average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Westfield Volunteer 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
55 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
55 personnel · 1 station

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Middletown, CT (Middlesex County), with 1 station and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,291 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,291 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #95 of 203
  • 1.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Middlesex County

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 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 07122 · Westfield Volunteer Fire Department, CT 55 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,291
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lakewood
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lakewood Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Middletown, CT
FDID
07122

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Westfield Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #95 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,291 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department is 5.2% of Middlesex County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 1,060 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 60% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lakewood Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Clinton Volunteer Fire Department
Clinton · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Lakewood Fire Department, NY 55 Phoenix Volunteer Fire Company, PA 55 Georgetown Township Fire Department, MI 55 Charlestown Fire Company Incorporated, MD 55 Linn Fire Protection District, MO 55 Commerce Township Fire Department, MI 55 Monroe Hose Company, PA 55 Sister Lakes Fire Department, MI 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Westfield Volunteer Fire Department have?

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,291 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #95 of 203 by personnel.

Does Westfield Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Westfield Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Westfield Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Westfield Volunteer Fire Department?

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

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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