Department profile

Volunteer

Columbia Fire Protection District

Columbia, CA · Tuolumne County. Columbia Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Columbia Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the California average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-70%
vs. California average
1
station
$646,255
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
47/100
Columbia Fire Protection District

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
11 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
$58,750 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
11 personnel · 1 station

Columbia Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Columbia, CA (Tuolumne County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,694 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $646,255.

  • National personnel rank #21,694 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #672 of 721
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 10 other listed departments in Tuolumne County

Columbia Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 55005 · Columbia Fire Protection District, CA 11 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #21,694
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Antoine Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $646K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Antoine Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Columbia, CA
FDID
55005

FEMA Grant History

$646K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00264 $646,254.54

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Columbia Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #672 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,694 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 70% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Columbia Fire Protection District is 4.3% of Tuolumne County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 256 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 14% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Antoine Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

City of Sonora Fire Department
Sonora · 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 11 personnel

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

Antoine Volunteer Fire Department, AR 11 Hop Canyon Fire Station, NM 11 Frenchport Volunteer Fire Department, AR 11 Cravens Volunteer Fire Department, LA 11 Hatley Fire Station, AR 11 Battle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TN 11 Burlington Township Volunteer Fire Department, WI 11 Andover Fire Department, NH 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Columbia Fire Protection District have?

Columbia Fire Protection District has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 70% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,694 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #672 of 721 by personnel.

Does Columbia Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Columbia Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Columbia Fire Protection District operate?

Columbia Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Columbia Fire Protection District?

Columbia Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Tuolumne County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Columbia Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Columbia Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $646,254.54 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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