Department profile

Career (Paid)

Cocoa Beach Fire Department

Cocoa Beach, FL · Brevard County. Cocoa Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Cocoa Beach Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Florida average.

Top 49%
national personnel size
+4%
vs. Florida average
2
stations
$1,428,777
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
Cocoa Beach 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 F
14.5 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
$49,268 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
29 personnel · 2 stations

Cocoa Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cocoa Beach, FL (Brevard County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,991 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,428,777.

  • National personnel rank #10,991 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #178 of 352
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • 20 other listed departments in Brevard County

Cocoa Beach Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 49% higher than 51% 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 19062 · Cocoa Beach Fire Department, FL 29 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,991
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Birdseye Fire Sta…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Birdseye Fire Station, IN (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Cocoa Beach, FL
FDID
19062

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2006–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00913 $1,077,790.98
2013 EMW2012FO03273 $174,825
2006 EMW-2006-FG-0454 $176,161

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Cocoa Beach Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #178 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,991 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Cocoa Beach Fire Department is 3.9% of Brevard County roster mass

The county lists 26 departments totaling 743 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 69% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Birdseye Fire Station, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Brevard County Fire Rescue
Palm Bay · other
Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Department
Cape Canaveral · volunteer
Cocoa Fire Department
Cocoa · other
Indialantic Fire and Rescue
Indialantic · other
Indialantic Volunteer Fire Department
Indialantic · volunteer
Indian Harbour Beach Fire Department
Indian Harbour Beach · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 29 personnel

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

Birdseye Fire Station, IN 29 Edgefield Fire Department, SC 29 Westside Fire Department, SC 29 North Mountain Volunteer Fire Company, PA 29 University Heights Fire Department, OH 29 Fairview Park Fire Department, OH 29 Bedford Heights Fire Department, OH 29 Abington Fire Department, MA 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cocoa Beach Fire Department have?

Cocoa Beach Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,991 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #178 of 352 by personnel.

Does Cocoa Beach Fire Department provide EMS services?

Cocoa Beach 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 Cocoa Beach Fire Department operate?

Cocoa Beach Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cocoa Beach Fire Department?

Cocoa Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Brevard County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Cocoa Beach Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Cocoa Beach Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,428,776.98 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2006–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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