Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Baker City Fire Department

Baker City, OR · Baker County. Baker City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Baker City Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Oregon average.

Top 44%
national personnel size
+20%
vs. Oregon average
1
station
$397,831
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Baker City 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 B
30 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
$13,261 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
30 personnel · 1 station

Baker City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Baker City, OR (Baker County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,866 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $397,831.

  • National personnel rank #9,866 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #102 of 237
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Baker County

Baker City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 44% higher than 56% 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 00018 · Baker City Fire Department, OR 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,866
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Naselle Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $398K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Naselle Volunteer Fire Department, WA (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Baker City, OR
FDID
00018

FEMA Grant History

$398K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00205 $397,831.09

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Baker City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #102 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,866 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 20% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Baker County HIFLD mix around Baker City Fire Department

Baker County: 12 departments, 123 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 58% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Naselle Volunteer Fire Department, WA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Huntington Volunteer Fire Department
Huntington · volunteer
Keating Rural Fire Protection District
Baker City · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Naselle Volunteer Fire Department, WA 30 Milton Fire Department, WA 30 Chewelah Volunteer Fire Department, WA 30 Ritzville Fire Department, WA 30 Akron-Princeville Fire Protection District, IL 30 Alamo Fire Department, TX 30 Allen Township Volunteer Fire Protection District, IL 30 Apple River Fire Department, IL 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Baker City Fire Department have?

Baker City Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 20% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,866 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #102 of 237 by personnel.

Does Baker City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Baker City Fire Department operate?

Baker City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Baker City Fire Department?

Baker City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Baker County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Baker City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Baker City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $397,831.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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