Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District

What This Data Tells You About Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District

Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District operates as a Career (Paid) department in Big Bear Lake, within San Bernardino County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 30 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. California has 1,309 registered fire departments and 48,526 total personnel, averaging roughly 37 staff per department. Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District runs 19% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 168,000 fires, 346 fire deaths, and 40% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.