Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Coral Gables Fire Department

Coral Gables, FL · Miami-Dade County. Coral Gables Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 146 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.

146
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Coral Gables Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+421%
vs. Florida average
3
stations
$273,411
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
52/100
Coral Gables 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 A
48.7 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 F
$1,873 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
146 personnel · 3 stations

Coral Gables Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Coral Gables, FL (Miami-Dade County), with 3 stations and 146 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #436 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $273,411.

  • National personnel rank #436 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #31 of 352
  • 2.05 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Miami-Dade County

Coral Gables Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

146 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 01052 · Coral Gables Fire Department, FL 146 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 146
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #436
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Westminster
  • FEMA-LIGHT $273K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Westminster Fire Department, CO (+ 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
Coral Gables, FL
FDID
01052

FEMA Grant History

$273K
Cumulative funding (FY2012)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2012 EMW2012FO01346 $273,411

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Coral Gables Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #31 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #436 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 421% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster geometry

Miami-Dade County HIFLD mix around Coral Gables Fire Department

Miami-Dade County: 16 departments, 1,379 personnel (0 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 94% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.05 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 146 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Westminster Fire Department, CO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Hialeah Fire Department
Hialeah · career
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Nationwide career peers near 146 personnel

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

Westminster Fire Department, CO 146 Gorham Fire Rescue - Central Station, ME 146 Pennsauken Fire Department, NJ 146 Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, MO 146 North Charleston Fire Department, SC 147 Newport Beach Fire Department, CA 145 Lawrence Township Fire Department / Castleton, IN 147 Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station, IA 145

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Coral Gables Fire Department have?

Coral Gables Fire Department has 146 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 421% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #436 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #31 of 352 by personnel.

Does Coral Gables Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Coral Gables Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Coral Gables Fire Department operate?

Coral Gables Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Coral Gables Fire Department?

Coral Gables Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Miami-Dade County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Coral Gables Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Coral Gables Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $273,411 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2012 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2012.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

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

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