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Weston Volunteer Fire Department

Weston, CT · Fairfield County. Weston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 91 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.

91
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 5%
national personnel size
+127%
vs. Connecticut average
2
stations
$266,667
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
52/100
Weston 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
45.5 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
$2,930 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
91 personnel · 2 stations

Weston Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Weston, CT (Fairfield County), with 2 stations and 91 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,141 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $266,667.

  • National personnel rank #1,141 of 22,440
  • CT personnel rank #37 of 203
  • 2.20 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 47 other listed departments in Fairfield County

Weston Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

91 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 05210 · Weston Volunteer Fire Department, CT 91 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 91
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,141
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fountain
  • FEMA-LIGHT $267K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fountain Fire Department, CO (+ 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
Weston, CT
FDID
05210

FEMA Grant History

$267K
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-15884 $266,667

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

Staffing vs the Connecticut average

How Weston Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Connecticut. In-state it ranks #37 of 203 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,141 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 127% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
34
CT departments
418

County roster fringe

Weston Volunteer Fire Department is 3.1% of Fairfield County roster mass

The county lists 82 departments totaling 2,960 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.20 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 91 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fountain Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ball Pond Volunteer Fire Company
New Fairfield · other
Belltown Fire Department
Stamford · volunteer
Bethel Volunteer Fire Department
Bethel · volunteer
Botsford Fire Rescue
Newtown · volunteer
Candlewood Company Incorporated
Brookfield · volunteer
Danbury Fire Department
Danbury · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 91 personnel

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

Fountain Fire Department, CO 91 Monroe Fire Department, NC 91 Middletown Division of Fire, OH 91 Greater Brighton Fire Protection District, CO 91 Forest Bend Volunteer Fire Department, TX 91 Pecatonica Fire Protection District, IL 91 Union Vale Fire District, NY 91 Darien Center Chemical Fire Company, NY 91

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Weston Volunteer Fire Department have?

Weston Volunteer Fire Department has 91 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 127% above the Connecticut average of 40 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,141 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CT, it ranks #37 of 203 by personnel.

Does Weston Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Weston Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Weston Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Weston Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Weston Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Weston Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $266,667 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.