Department profile

Volunteer

City of Sonora Fire Department

Sonora, CA · Tuolumne County. City of Sonora Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 40%
national personnel size
-14%
vs. California average
1
station
$1,426,113
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
79/100
City of Sonora 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 B
32 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$44,566 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
32 personnel · 1 station

City of Sonora Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sonora, CA (Tuolumne County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,010 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,426,113.

  • National personnel rank #9,010 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #345 of 721
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Tuolumne County

City of Sonora Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 55020 · City of Sonora Fire Department, CA 32 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,010
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gregg Township
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gregg Township Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Sonora, CA
FDID
55020

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2012–2018)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-01413 $380,952
2018 EMW2016FH00581 $0
2016 EMW2014FH00854 $179,800
2013 EMW2012FH00741 $-21,817
2012 EMW-2012-FH-0074 $887,178

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

Staffing vs the California average

How City of Sonora Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #345 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,010 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Tuolumne County HIFLD mix around City of Sonora Fire Department

Tuolumne County: 14 departments, 256 personnel (7 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 14% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gregg Township Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Columbia Fire Protection District
Columbia · volunteer
Strawberry Fire Protection District
Strawberry · volunteer
Tuolumne County Fire Department
Sonora · volunteer
Tuolumne County Fire Department
Jamestown · career
All CA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Gregg Township Fire Department, IN 32 Adamsville Volunteer Fire Department, TN 32 Bradford Fire and Rescue Services, OH 32 Joliett Volunteer Fire Company, PA 32 Ryan Township Fire and Rescue, PA 32 Eureka Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32 Troy Volunteer Fire Department, MT 32 Merrimac Fire and Rescue Incorporated, WI 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Sonora Fire Department have?

City of Sonora Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,010 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #345 of 721 by personnel.

Does City of Sonora Fire Department provide EMS services?

City of Sonora Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

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

City of Sonora Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

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

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

Has City of Sonora Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Sonora Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $1,426,113 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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