Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Capay Fire Protection District

Orland, CA · Tehama County. Capay Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Capay Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. California 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
51/100
Capay Fire Protection 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
24 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
24 personnel · 1 station

Capay Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Orland, CA (Tehama County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,282 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,282 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #464 of 721
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Tehama County

Capay Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 52015 · Capay Fire Protection District, CA 24 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,282
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lodi
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lodi Fire Department, OH (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Orland, CA
FDID
52015

Staffing vs the California average

How Capay Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #464 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,282 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Capay Fire Protection District is 9.1% of Tehama County roster mass

The county lists 8 departments totaling 264 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lodi Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Corning Volunteer Fire Department
Corning · volunteer
Gerber Fire Department
Gerber · volunteer
Red Bluff Fire Department
Red Bluff · volunteer
Tehama County Fire Department
Cottonwood · career
Tehama County Fire Department
Red Bluff · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Lodi Fire Department, OH 24 Lone Tree Volunteer Fire and Rescue/Volunteer First Responders, IA 24 Trent Fire Department, SD 24 Macon Fire Department, MS 24 Hills Fire Department, IA 24 Surrey Fire Department, ND 24 Weare Fire Department - Central Station, NH 24 South Hornell Volunteer Fire Department, NY 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Capay Fire Protection District have?

Capay Fire Protection District has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,282 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #464 of 721 by personnel.

Does Capay Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Capay Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Capay Fire Protection District operate?

Capay Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Capay Fire Protection District?

Capay Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Tehama County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in California?

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

Related guides

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