Department profile

Career (Paid)

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department

Carolina, PR · Carolina County. 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount more than double the Puerto Rico average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
+450%
vs. Puerto Rico 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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios 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 F
11 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
11 personnel · 1 station

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Carolina, PR (Carolina County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,668 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,668 of 22,440
  • PR personnel rank #3 of 4
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 0 other listed departments in Carolina County

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 PR-156TH-CUERPO-EMERGENCIAS-SERVICIOS-FIRE-DEPARTMENT-PR · 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department, PR 11 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #21,668
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bisbee
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 2/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bisbee Fire Department, AZ (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 PR department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Carolina, PR

Staffing vs the Puerto Rico average

How 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Puerto Rico. In-state it ranks #3 of 4 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,668 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 450% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
Not reported
PR departments
25

County roster weight

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department carries 100.0% of Carolina County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (11 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bisbee Fire Department, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide career peers near 11 personnel

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

Bisbee Fire Department, AZ 11 Bowman Volunteer Fire Department, TX 11 Butler Volunteer Fire Department, TX 11 Crisms Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, TX 11 Fort Story Fire and Emergency Services-Dod, VA 11 McCook Fire Department, IL 11 Midamerica Airport Fire Department / Public Safety, IL 11 Westlake Department of Public Safety, TX 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department have?

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 450% above the Puerto Rico average of 2 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,668 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within PR, it ranks #3 of 4 by personnel.

Does 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department operate?

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is 156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department?

156th Cuerpo Emergencias Servicios Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Carolina County, PR. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico has 25 fire departments with 61 total personnel.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.