The Ridgefield Fire Department has 33 career members, 50 volunteer members and eight fire dispatchers comprising a 91-person force.
There are always two engine's worth of career fire fighters on duty with backup from volunteers divided between the main fire station at 6 Catoonah St. and the Ridgebury station at 169 Old Stagecoach Rd.
The Ridgefield Fire Department responds to fires as well as to emergency medical calls in the Ridgebury section of town.
The chief and the town's fire marshal are based out of the Catoonah Street station.