Department profile

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City of Santa Paula Fire Department

Santa Paula, CA · Ventura County. City of Santa Paula Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Santa Paula Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the California average.

Top 26%
national personnel size
+8%
vs. California average
2
stations
$1,738,766
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
City of Santa Paula 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 D
20 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 A
$43,469 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 2 stations

City of Santa Paula Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Santa Paula, CA (Ventura County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,935 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,738,766.

  • National personnel rank #5,935 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #272 of 721
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Ventura County

City of Santa Paula Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 26% higher than 74% 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 56015 · City of Santa Paula Fire Department, CA 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,935
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cragsmoor Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Cragsmoor Volunteer Fire Company, NY (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Santa Paula, CA
FDID
56015

FEMA Grant History

$1.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2016)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2014FH00247 $912,976
2011 EMW-2011-FH-0073 $825,790

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

Staffing vs the California average

How City of Santa Paula Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #272 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,935 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 8% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

City of Santa Paula Fire Department is 4.4% of Ventura County roster mass

The county lists 10 departments totaling 904 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Cragsmoor Volunteer Fire Company, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Fillmore Fire Department
Fillmore · volunteer
Oxnard Fire Department
Oxnard · career
Ventura City Fire Department
Ventura · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Cragsmoor Volunteer Fire Company, NY 40 Graysville Volunteer Fire Department, OH 40 Artesian Volunteer Fire Department, SD 40 Sawkill Fire Company, NY 40 Saxton-Katsbaan Fire District - Saxton Fire Company, NY 40 West Hurley Fire District, NY 40 Conemaugh Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 40 Rockwood Fire Department Incorporated, PA 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Santa Paula Fire Department have?

City of Santa Paula Fire Department has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 8% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,935 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #272 of 721 by personnel.

Does City of Santa Paula Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of Santa Paula Fire Department operate?

City of Santa Paula Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Santa Paula Fire Department?

City of Santa Paula Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Ventura County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has City of Santa Paula Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Santa Paula Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,738,766 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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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