County profile
Bonner County, ID 18 departments
18 HIFLD departments in Bonner County, Idaho - coverage desk and roster table below.
Bonner County, ID is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 18 departments (1 career / 10 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 273 personnel, #3 of 44 in-state.
- Personnel rank #3 of 44 in Idaho
- 6.59 stations per 100 personnel
- 22% of roster in Westside Fire Protection District
- 5 of 18 depts provide EMS
- 18 of 292 Idaho departments statewide
Fire Departments in Bonner County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Fire Blanchard · EMS | other | - |
| Clark Fork Valley Fire Department Clark Fork | volunteer | 24 |
| Coolin Cavanaugh Bay Fire District Coolin · EMS | volunteer | 33 |
| Hope-East Hope Volunteer Fire Department Hope | other | - |
| North of the Narrows Fire District Coolin | volunteer | 12 |
| Northside Fire District Ponderay | volunteer | 23 |
| Northside Fire District Sandpoint | other | - |
| Sagle Fire District Careywood | other | - |
| Sagle Fire District Sagle | volunteer | 28 |
| Sam Owen Fire District Hope | volunteer | 12 |
| Sandpoint Fire Department Sandpoint | career | 16 |
| Schweitzer Fire District Sandpoint | volunteer | 15 |
| Spirit Lake Fire Spirit Lake · EMS | other | - |
| Timberlake Fire Protection District Careywood · EMS | other | - |
| West Pend Oreille Fire District Priest River | volunteer | 24 |
| West Priest Lake Fire Department Priest River | volunteer | 25 |
| Westside Fire Protection District Laclede | other | - |
| Westside Fire Protection District Dover · EMS | volunteer | 61 |
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (18 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 1 career, 10 volunteer, 0 combination (56% volunteer).
6.59 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (18 stations / 273 roster).
Largest book: Westside Fire Protection District holds 22% of county personnel (61 of 273).
Photo-finish peer: Crittenden County, AR (+0 personnel).
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Bonner County, ID? ▼
Bonner County, ID has 18 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 10 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #3 of 44 among Idaho counties with at least one listed department.
Are Bonner County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 10 of 18 departments (56%) in Bonner County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Bonner County? ▼
Bonner County has 273 total fire department personnel across 18 departments. The average per department is 15, which is 12% below the Idaho average.
Does Bonner County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes - 5 departments in Bonner County provide EMS services.
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Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Bonner County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.