Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Yakima Fire Department

Yakima, WA · Yakima County. City of Yakima Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 75 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.

75
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Yakima Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Washington average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+103%
vs. Washington average
4
stations
$1,092,015
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
34/100
City of Yakima 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
18.8 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
75 personnel · 4 stations

City of Yakima Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Yakima, WA (Yakima County), with 4 stations and 75 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,654 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,092,015.

  • National personnel rank #1,654 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #22 of 120
  • 5.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Yakima County

City of Yakima Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

75 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 39M11 · City of Yakima Fire Department, WA 75 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 75
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,654
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Biddeford Fire De…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station, ME (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY PAID PROVIDERS
Location
Yakima, WA
FDID
39M11

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00278 $412,715.43
2014 EMW2013FH00665 $679,300

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How City of Yakima Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #22 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,654 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 103% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

City of Yakima Fire Department is 7.2% of Yakima County roster mass

The county lists 20 departments totaling 1,043 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 75 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Wapato · volunteer
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Grandview · volunteer
Granger City Fire Department
Granger · volunteer
Selah Fire Department
Yakima · other
Selah Fire Department
Selah · volunteer
Sunnyside Fire Department Ambulance
Sunnyside · volunteer
Tieton Volunteer Fire Department
Tieton · volunteer
All WA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 75 personnel

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

Biddeford Fire Department - Central Station, ME 75 Carlstadt Fire Department, NJ 75 Back Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Department, WV 75 Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company - Brightwood Station, PA 75 North Kingstown Fire Department, RI 75 Burlington Fire Department, VT 75 Pocatello Fire Department, ID 75 Whiteman Air Force Base Fire Department-Dod, MO 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Yakima Fire Department have?

City of Yakima Fire Department has 75 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 103% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,654 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #22 of 120 by personnel.

Does City of Yakima Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

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

City of Yakima Fire Department operates 4 fire stations.

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

City of Yakima Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Yakima County, WA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Yakima Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Yakima Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,092,015.43 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2018 (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 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.