Department profile

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East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District

Weston, OR · Umatilla County. East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Oregon average.

Top 42%
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Oregon average
3
stations
$309,143
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
24/100
East Umatilla County Rural 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
10.3 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 C
$9,972 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
31 personnel · 3 stations

East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Weston, OR (Umatilla County), with 3 stations and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,531 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $309,143.

  • National personnel rank #9,531 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #98 of 237
  • 9.68 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Umatilla County

East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 42% higher than 58% 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 00507 · East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District, OR 31 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,531
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mancelona Fire Di…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $309K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mancelona Fire District, MI (+ 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
Weston, OR
FDID
00507

FEMA Grant History

$309K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-01822 $309,143

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #98 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,531 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster fringe

East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District is 7.5% of Umatilla County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 412 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 68% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.68 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mancelona Fire District, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Athena Volunteer Fire Department
Athena · volunteer
Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services
Hermiston · volunteer
Milton-Freewater City Fire Department
Milton Freewater · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Mancelona Fire District, MI 31 Lillian Volunteer Fire Department, AL 31 Clayton Fire and Rescue, AL 31 Louisville Fire and Rescue, AL 31 Department of Fire Rescue - Earlysville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, VA 31 Pantego Fire Department, NC 31 Old Ford Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 31 Theodore-Tillmans Corner Volunteer Fire Department, AL 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District have?

East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,531 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #98 of 237 by personnel.

Does East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District operate?

East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District?

East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Umatilla County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $309,143 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

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

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