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Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department

Bucoda, WA · Thurston County. Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 9 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.

9
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Washington average.

2nd pct.
national personnel size
-76%
vs. Washington average
1
station

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
8/100
Bucoda Volunteer 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 F
9 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
9 personnel · 1 station

Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bucoda, WA (Thurston County), with 1 station and 9 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #22,096 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #22,096 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #119 of 120
  • 11.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Thurston County

Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

9 Top 98% higher than 2% 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 34M01 · Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department, WA 9 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 9
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #22,096
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Americus
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Americus Fire Department, KS (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY VOLUNTEER PROVIDERS
Location
Bucoda, WA
FDID
34M01

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #119 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #22,096 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 76% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department is 1.8% of Thurston County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 509 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

11.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 9 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Americus Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Olympia Fire Department
Olympia · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 9 personnel

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

Americus Fire Department, KS 9 Baring Plantation Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, ME 9 Belle Rive Fire Department, IL 9 Cherokee Township Volunteer Fire Department, KS 9 Howardwick Volunteer Fire Department, TX 9 Paint Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TX 9 Prairie Hill Volunteer Fire Department, TX 9 Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department, TX 9

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department have?

Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department has 9 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% below the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #22,096 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #119 of 120 by personnel.

Does Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department?

Bucoda Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Thurston County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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