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Dallas Fire Department

Dallas, OR · Polk County. Dallas Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 90 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.

90
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Dallas Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oregon average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+260%
vs. Oregon average
1
station
$514,133
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
64/100
Dallas 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
90 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
$5,713 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
90 personnel · 1 station

Dallas Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Dallas, OR (Polk County), with 1 station and 90 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,156 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $514,133.

  • National personnel rank #1,156 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #15 of 237
  • 1.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Polk County

Dallas Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

90 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 00086 · Dallas Fire Department, OR 90 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 90
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,156
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burlington
  • FEMA-MID $514K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burlington Fire Department, NC (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Dallas, OR
FDID
00086

FEMA Grant History

$514K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00580 $262,892.93
2017 EMW2015FH00847 $251,240

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Dallas Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #15 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,156 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 260% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster weight

Dallas Fire Department carries 25.6% of Polk County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (352 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 44% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 90 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Burlington Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Falls City Fire Department
Falls City · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 90 personnel

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

Burlington Fire Department, NC 90 City of Arlington Fire Department, WA 90 Bryan Fire Department, TX 90 Chase County Rural Fire Department - Strong City Station, KS 90 Lone Tree Volunteer Fire Department, TX 90 Frostburg Fire Department, MD 90 Kannapolis Fire Department, NC 90 Plainville Fire Department, CT 90

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Dallas Fire Department have?

Dallas Fire Department has 90 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 260% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,156 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #15 of 237 by personnel.

Does Dallas Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Dallas Fire Department operate?

Dallas Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Dallas Fire Department?

Dallas Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Polk County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Dallas Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Dallas Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $514,132.93 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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