Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Apopka Fire Department

Apopka, FL · Orange County. Apopka Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 92 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.

92
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Apopka Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+229%
vs. Florida average
4
stations
$254,546
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
48/100
Apopka 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 C
23 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
92 personnel · 4 stations

Apopka Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Apopka, FL (Orange County), with 4 stations and 92 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,106 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $254,546.

  • National personnel rank #1,106 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #48 of 352
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Orange County

Apopka Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

92 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 07072 · Apopka Fire Department, FL 92 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 92
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,106
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saginaw Charter T…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $255K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Saginaw Charter Township Fire Department 1, MI (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Apopka, FL
FDID
07072

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO05125 $254,546

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Apopka Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #48 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,106 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 229% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster geometry

Orange County HIFLD mix around Apopka Fire Department

Orange County: 15 departments, 393 personnel (0 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 92 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Saginaw Charter Township Fire Department 1, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 92 personnel

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

Saginaw Charter Township Fire Department 1, MI 92 Florence Fire Department, AL 92 West Hartford Fire Department, CT 92 Mad River Township Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OH 92 Thornton Fire Department, CO 92 Novato Fire Protection District, CA 92 San Bernardino County Fire Department - Victorville Fire Division, CA 92 Mishawaka Fire Department, IN 92

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Apopka Fire Department have?

Apopka Fire Department has 92 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 229% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,106 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #48 of 352 by personnel.

Does Apopka Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Apopka Fire Department operate?

Apopka Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Apopka Fire Department?

Apopka Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Orange County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Apopka Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Apopka Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $254,546 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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