Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Chehalis City Fire Department

Chehalis, WA · Lewis County. Chehalis City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) 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

Chehalis City Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Washington average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. Washington average
1
station
$193,270
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
43/100
Chehalis 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
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 D
$8,053 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Chehalis City Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Chehalis, WA (Lewis 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 #14,298 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $193,270.

  • National personnel rank #14,298 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #99 of 120
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Lewis County

Chehalis City Fire Department 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 21M02 · Chehalis City Fire Department, WA 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,298
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 134th Ces/Cef Ten…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $193K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY PAID PROVIDERS
Location
Chehalis, WA
FDID
21M02

FEMA Grant History

$193K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03105 $193,269.52

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Chehalis City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #99 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,298 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

Chehalis City Fire Department is 5.7% of Lewis County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 419 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Riverside Fire Authority
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Centralia · volunteer
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Centralia · career
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Nationwide career peers near 24 personnel

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

134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN 24 Altoona Fire Department, KS 24 Andover Fire and Rescue, KS 24 Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District, IL 24 Canyon Lake Fire and Emergency Medical Services, TX 24 Dixon City Fire Department, IL 24 Illinois National Guard 183rd Tactical Fire Department-Dod, IL 24 North Dakota Air National Guard Fire Department - Hector Field, ND 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chehalis City Fire Department have?

Chehalis City Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,298 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #99 of 120 by personnel.

Does Chehalis City Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Chehalis City Fire Department operate?

Chehalis City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Chehalis City Fire Department?

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

Has Chehalis City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Chehalis City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $193,269.52 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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