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Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Boise, ID · Boise County. Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Idaho average.

Top 34%
national personnel size
+106%
vs. Idaho average
1
station
$251,750
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
55/100
Clear Creek Volunteer 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
35 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 D
$7,193 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Boise, ID (Boise County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,681 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $251,750.

  • National personnel rank #7,681 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #42 of 152
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Boise County

Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 15330 · Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department, ID 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,681
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Weirton F…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $252K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Weirton Fire Department - Marlin Heights Station, WV (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Boise, ID
FDID
15330

FEMA Grant History

$252K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV01909 $251,750

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

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #42 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,681 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 106% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster geometry

Boise County HIFLD mix around Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department

Boise County: 13 departments, 162 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 31% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Weirton Fire Department - Marlin Heights Station, WV (+0 personnel).

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Placerville Fire Protection District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

City of Weirton Fire Department - Marlin Heights Station, WV 35 Edisto Beach Fire Department, SC 35 Draper Volunteer Fire Department, VA 35 Seaside Park Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 35 Farnham Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 35 Vale Volunteer Fire Department, SD 35 Glendive Fire Department / Dawson Rural Fire Department, MT 35 West Branch Fire Department, IA 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department have?

Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 106% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,681 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #42 of 152 by personnel.

Does Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department?

Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Boise County, ID. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Clear Creek Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $251,750 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

How many fire departments are in Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.