Department profile

Career (Paid)

Apple Valley Fire Protection District

Apple Valley, CA · San Bernardino County. Apple Valley Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 80 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

80
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Apple Valley Fire Protection District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+116%
vs. California average
6
stations
$815,579
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
15/100
Apple Valley Fire Protection District

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
13.3 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
80 personnel · 6 stations

Apple Valley Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Apple Valley, CA (San Bernardino County), with 6 stations and 80 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,447 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $815,579.

  • National personnel rank #1,447 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #102 of 721
  • 7.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • 44 other listed departments in San Bernardino County

Apple Valley Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

80 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 36015 · Apple Valley Fire Protection District, CA 80 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 80
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,447
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lancaster Township
  • FEMA-MID $816K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lancaster Township Fire Department, PA (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY PAID
Location
Apple Valley, CA
FDID
36015

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2021)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00611 $346,113.63
2014 EMW2013FO01842 $469,465

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Apple Valley Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #102 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,447 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 116% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Apple Valley Fire Protection District is 4.3% of San Bernardino County roster mass

The county lists 60 departments totaling 1,856 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 80 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lancaster Township Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 80 personnel

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

Lancaster Township Fire Department, PA 80 Upper Leacock Fire Company, PA 80 Adams Fire Company, NY 80 Indian River Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, DE 80 Fairborn Fire Departmentand Emergency Medical Services, OH 80 Lorain Fire Department - Central Station, OH 80 Hopkinsville Fire Department, KY 80 Merrimack Fire Department, NH 80

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Apple Valley Fire Protection District have?

Apple Valley Fire Protection District has 80 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 116% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,447 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #102 of 721 by personnel.

Does Apple Valley Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Apple Valley Fire Protection District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Apple Valley Fire Protection District operate?

Apple Valley Fire Protection District operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Apple Valley Fire Protection District?

Apple Valley Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving San Bernardino County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Apple Valley Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Apple Valley Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $815,578.63 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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