Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department

Alleghany, CA · Sierra County. Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the California average.

13th pct.
national personnel size
-57%
vs. California average
2
stations

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
7/100
Alleghany 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 F
8 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
16 personnel · 2 stations

Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Alleghany, CA (Sierra County), with 2 stations and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,413 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,413 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #591 of 721
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Sierra County

Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 87% higher than 13% 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 46025 · Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department, CA 16 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,413
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dunnell-Lake Frem…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dunnell-Lake Fremont Fire Department, MN (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Alleghany, CA
FDID
46025

Staffing vs the California average

How Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #591 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,413 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 57% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department is 7.9% of Sierra County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 202 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 40% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dunnell-Lake Fremont Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Loyalton Fire Department
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Pike City Volunteer Fire Department
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Sierra City Fire District
Sierra City · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 16 personnel

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

Dunnell-Lake Fremont Fire Department, MN 16 Granada Fire Department, MN 16 Heilbronn Springs Volunteer Fire Department, FL 16 Goldsby Volunteer Fire Department, OK 16 Killona Volunteer Fire Department, LA 16 Tri City Fire Department Incorporated, OK 16 Chester Fire Department, IA 16 Cosmos Fire Department / Cosmos Ambulance Service, MN 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department have?

Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,413 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #591 of 721 by personnel.

Does Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department?

Alleghany Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sierra County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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