Department profile

Volunteer

Baker Fire District

Baker, FL · Okaloosa County. Baker Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Baker Fire District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Florida average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
-21%
vs. Florida average
1
station
$1,383,904
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
67/100
Baker Fire 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 C
22 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 A
$62,905 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 1 station

Baker Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Baker, FL (Okaloosa County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,429 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,383,904.

  • National personnel rank #15,429 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #225 of 352
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Okaloosa County

Baker Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 43031 · Baker Fire District, FL 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,429
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hog Chain Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hog Chain Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Baker, FL
FDID
43031

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2020–2021)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05780 $400,000
2020 EMW-2020-FF-00171 $983,903.76

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Baker Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #225 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,429 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 21% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Baker Fire District is 5.9% of Okaloosa County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 375 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 54% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hog Chain Volunteer Fire Department, MS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Almarante Fire District
Laurel Hill · volunteer
Crestview Fire Department
Crestview · career
Dorcas Fire District
Crestview · other
East Niceville Fire District
Niceville · other
Florosa Fire Control District
Mary Esther · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Hog Chain Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Ramona Fire Department, SD 22 Woodruff Volunteer Fire Department, WI 22 Sedalia Fire Department, KY 22 Underhill Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 22 Tygart Valley Fire Company Incorporated, WV 22 Hindsville Volunteer Fire Department, AR 22 Olds Fire Department, IA 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Baker Fire District have?

Baker Fire District has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% below the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,429 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #225 of 352 by personnel.

Does Baker Fire District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Baker Fire District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Baker Fire District operate?

Baker Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Baker Fire District?

Baker Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Okaloosa County, FL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Baker Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Baker Fire District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,383,903.76 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020–2021 (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 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.