Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Auburndale Fire Department

Auburndale, FL · Polk County. Auburndale Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Auburndale Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Florida average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
-7%
vs. Florida average
1
station
$376,935
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
56/100
Auburndale 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
26 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 C
$14,498 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
26 personnel · 1 station

Auburndale Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Auburndale, FL (Polk County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,387 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $376,935.

  • National personnel rank #12,387 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #194 of 352
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Polk County

Auburndale Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 05022 · Auburndale Fire Department, FL 26 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,387
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Antler
  • FEMA-LIGHT $377K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Antler Fire Department, ND (+ 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
Auburndale, FL
FDID
05022

FEMA Grant History

$377K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00369 $376,935

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Auburndale Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #194 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,387 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 7% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Auburndale Fire Department is 5.8% of Polk County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 447 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 53% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Antler Fire Department, ND (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 26 personnel

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

Antler Fire Department, ND 26 East Valley Volunteer Fire Department, MT 26 Beulah Volunteer Fire Department, AL 26 Wolf Creek-Craig Fire Service Area, MT 26 Marquette City Fire Rescue, MI 26 Willimantic Fire Department, CT 26 Talladega Fire and Rescue, AL 26 Battlefield Fire Protection District, MO 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Auburndale Fire Department have?

Auburndale Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% below the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,387 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #194 of 352 by personnel.

Does Auburndale Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Auburndale Fire Department operate?

Auburndale Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Auburndale Fire Department?

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

Has Auburndale Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Auburndale Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $376,935 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.