Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department

Oroville, CA · Butte County. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department. 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.

Not reported
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service
F
PlainFireData Composite Score
0/100
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County 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
No station count on file for this department
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
Career (Paid) department profile

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Oroville, CA (Butte County). According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields.

  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Butte County

Dispatch plate

Sheet 04555 · California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department, CA personnel n/a

PERS-UNK · STA-UNK · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UNK · GAP-UNK · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-UNK Staff pending
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UNK Rank pending
  • GAP-UNK Gap pending
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 2/5 fields

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.

Department Profile

Type
PAID
Location
Oroville, CA
FDID
04555

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Butte County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

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

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El Medio Fire Department
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Oroville · career
Paradise Fire Department
Paradise · volunteer
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department have?

Personnel data for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

Does California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department operate?

Station count data for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department?

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Butte County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

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