Department profile

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City of Arlington Fire Department

Arlington, WA · Snohomish County. City of Arlington Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 90 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.

90
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Arlington Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Washington average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+143%
vs. Washington average
2
stations
$216,760
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
89/100
City of Arlington 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 A
45 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
90 personnel · 2 stations

City of Arlington Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Arlington, WA (Snohomish County), with 2 stations and 90 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,150 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $216,760.

  • National personnel rank #1,150 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #14 of 120
  • 2.22 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Snohomish County

City of Arlington Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

90 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 31M01 · City of Arlington Fire Department, WA 90 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 90
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,150
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Bend
  • FEMA-LIGHT $217K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Bend Fire Department, OR (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Arlington, WA
FDID
31M01

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2008)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2008 EMW-2008-FF-0059 $216,760

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How City of Arlington Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #14 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,150 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 143% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

City of Arlington Fire Department is 6.5% of Snohomish County roster mass

The county lists 33 departments totaling 1,390 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.22 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 90 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Bend Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Lake Stevens Fire Department
Lake Stevens · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 90 personnel

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

City of Bend Fire Department, OR 90 Bryan Fire Department, TX 90 Chase County Rural Fire Department - Strong City Station, KS 90 Chicago Heights Fire Department, IL 90 Lone Tree Volunteer Fire Department, TX 90 Dallas Fire Department, OR 90 Frostburg Fire Department, MD 90 Kannapolis Fire Department, NC 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Arlington Fire Department have?

City of Arlington Fire Department has 90 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 143% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,150 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #14 of 120 by personnel.

Does City of Arlington Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Arlington Fire Department operate?

City of Arlington Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Arlington Fire Department?

City of Arlington Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Snohomish County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Arlington Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Arlington Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $216,760 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2008.

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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