Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Cordelia Fire Protection District

Fairfield, CA · Solano County. Cordelia Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cordelia Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+46%
vs. California average
2
stations
$119,564
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
59/100
Cordelia 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 C
27 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
54 personnel · 2 stations

Cordelia Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Fairfield, CA (Solano County), with 2 stations and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,328 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $119,564.

  • National personnel rank #3,328 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #171 of 721
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Solano County

Cordelia Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 48055 · Cordelia Fire Protection District, CA 54 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,328
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Orem Fire
  • FEMA-LIGHT $120K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Orem Fire, UT (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Fairfield, CA
FDID
48055

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00376 $119,564.25

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Cordelia Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #171 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,328 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 46% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Cordelia Fire Protection District is 7.0% of Solano County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 766 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 90% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Orem Fire, UT (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Orem Fire, UT 54 Carman Fire Department - Rotterdam 3, NY 54 Lower Merion Township Fire Department - Gladwyne Fire Company, PA 54 Elkins Park Fire Company, PA 54 Potsdam Fire Department, NY 54 Louisville Volunteer Fire Department, NY 54 Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force, IN 54 Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District, OH 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cordelia Fire Protection District have?

Cordelia Fire Protection District has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 46% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,328 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #171 of 721 by personnel.

Does Cordelia Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Cordelia Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Cordelia Fire Protection District operate?

Cordelia Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cordelia Fire Protection District?

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

Has Cordelia Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Cordelia Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $119,564.25 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.