Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of South Salt Lake Fire Department

South Salt Lake City, UT · Salt Lake County. City of South Salt Lake Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 72 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.

72
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of South Salt Lake Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Utah average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+260%
vs. Utah average
3
stations
$5,109,871
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
51/100
City of South Salt Lake 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
72 personnel · 3 stations

City of South Salt Lake Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving South Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake County), with 3 stations and 72 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,791 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,109,871.

  • National personnel rank #1,791 of 22,440
  • UT personnel rank #12 of 162
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Salt Lake County

City of South Salt Lake Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

72 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 35009 · City of South Salt Lake Fire Department, UT 72 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 72
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,791
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Redwood City
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Redwood City Fire Department, CA (+ 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 UT department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
South Salt Lake City, UT
FDID
35009

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FH-0080 $5,109,871

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

Staffing vs the Utah average

How City of South Salt Lake Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Utah. In-state it ranks #12 of 162 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,791 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 260% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
26
UT departments
271

County roster fringe

City of South Salt Lake Fire Department is 8.1% of Salt Lake County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 893 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 72 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Redwood City Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 72 personnel

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

Redwood City Fire Department, CA 72 Massena Volunteer Fire Department, NY 72 Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department, MD 72 Elyria Fire Department, OH 72 Prescott Fire Department, AZ 72 Union Township Fire Department, OH 72 City of Salisbury Fire Department, NC 72 Florence Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KY 72

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of South Salt Lake Fire Department have?

City of South Salt Lake Fire Department has 72 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 260% above the Utah average of 20 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,791 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within UT, it ranks #12 of 162 by personnel.

Does City of South Salt Lake Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does City of South Salt Lake Fire Department operate?

City of South Salt Lake Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of South Salt Lake Fire Department?

City of South Salt Lake Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Salt Lake County, UT. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of South Salt Lake Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of South Salt Lake Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $5,109,871 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

How many fire departments are in Utah?

Utah has 271 fire departments with 5,320 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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