Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Carson City Fire Department

Carson City, NV · Carson City County. Carson City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 76 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.

76
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Carson City Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Nevada average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+181%
vs. Nevada average
3
stations
$3,432,816
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
55/100
Carson City 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 C
25.3 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
76 personnel · 3 stations

Carson City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Carson City, NV (Carson City County), with 3 stations and 76 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,608 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,432,816.

  • National personnel rank #1,608 of 22,440
  • NV personnel rank #10 of 62
  • 3.95 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Carson City County

Carson City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

76 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 01012 · Carson City Fire Department, NV 76 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 76
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,608
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alma-Bacon County
  • FEMA-MID $3.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alma-Bacon County Fire Department, GA (+ 0 personnel)

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.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NV department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Carson City, NV
FDID
01012

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2024)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-04447 $551,246.29
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00684 $2,881,569.9

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

Staffing vs the Nevada average

How Carson City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Nevada. In-state it ranks #10 of 62 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,608 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 181% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
40
NV departments
156

County roster weight

Carson City Fire Department carries 100.0% of Carson City County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (76 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.95 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 76 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alma-Bacon County Fire Department, GA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 76 personnel

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

Alma-Bacon County Fire Department, GA 76 Newberg Fire Department, OR 76 Cypress Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TX 76 Katy Fire Department, TX 76 Bentonville Fire Department, AR 76 Hallandale Beach Fire Rescue, FL 76 Olive Branch Fire Department, MS 76 City of Monterey Park Fire Department, CA 76

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Carson City Fire Department have?

Carson City Fire Department has 76 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 181% above the Nevada average of 27 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,608 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NV, it ranks #10 of 62 by personnel.

Does Carson City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Carson City Fire Department operate?

Carson City Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Carson City Fire Department?

Carson City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Carson City County, NV. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Carson City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Carson City Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $3,432,816.19 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Nevada?

Nevada has 156 fire departments with 4,169 total personnel. 64% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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