Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Chelan County Fire District

Wenatchee, WA · Chelan County. Chelan County Fire District is a Volunteer department, 6 stations and 60 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.

60
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Chelan County Fire District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Washington average.

Top 11%
national personnel size
+62%
vs. Washington average
6
stations
$2,006,318
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
41/100
Chelan County Fire 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 F
10 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 B
$33,439 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
60 personnel · 6 stations

Chelan County Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Wenatchee, WA (Chelan County), with 6 stations and 60 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,574 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,006,318.

  • National personnel rank #2,574 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #34 of 120
  • 10.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Chelan County

Chelan County Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

60 Top 11% higher than 89% 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 04D01 · Chelan County Fire District, WA 60 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 60
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,574
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Atkinson Fire Pro…
  • FEMA-MID $2.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Atkinson Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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
Wenatchee, WA
FDID
04D01

FEMA Grant History

$2.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2005–2024)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-04864 $386,876.19
2017 EMW2015FH00690 $1,062,647
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00295 $298,519
2012 EMW2011FF00437 $-4,206
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1725 $262,482

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Chelan County Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #34 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,574 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 62% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster weight

Chelan County Fire District carries 26.7% of Chelan County HIFLD personnel

Among 12 listed departments (225 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

10.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 60 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Atkinson Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cashmere Fire Department
Cashmere · volunteer
Dryden Fire Department
Dryden · volunteer
Wenatchee Fire and Rescue
Wenatchee · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 60 personnel

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

Atkinson Fire Protection District, IL 60 Belgrade Volunteer Fire Department - Depot Station, ME 60 Bridge City Volunteer Fire and Rescue, TX 60 Comanche County Fire Department- Coldwater Station, KS 60 Dickinson Volunteer Fire Department, TX 60 Gary Volunteer Fire Department, TX 60 Granbury Volunteer Fire Department, TX 60 Raymond Public Safety Building, ME 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Chelan County Fire District have?

Chelan County Fire District has 60 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,574 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #34 of 120 by personnel.

Does Chelan County Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Chelan County Fire District operate?

Chelan County Fire District operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Chelan County Fire District?

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

Has Chelan County Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Chelan County Fire District has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $2,006,318.19 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005–2024 (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 Washington?

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

Related guides

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