Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District

Portola, CA · Plumas County. Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the California average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+3%
vs. California average
3
stations
$228,824
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Eastern Plumas 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
12.7 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
38 personnel · 3 stations

Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Portola, CA (Plumas County), with 3 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,726 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $228,824.

  • National personnel rank #6,726 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #283 of 721
  • 7.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Plumas County

Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 32075 · Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District, CA 38 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,726
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wolcottsville Vol…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $229K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Wolcottsville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+ 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
Portola, CA
FDID
32075

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-09733 $228,824

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #283 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,726 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 3% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Plumas County HIFLD mix around Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District

Plumas County: 25 departments, 335 personnel (19 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 84% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Wolcottsville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Wolcottsville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 38 Miller Fire Department, SD 38 Benton Volunteer Fire Department, WI 38 Decatur Rural Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 38 Asbury Community Fire Department, IA 38 Midland Fire Department, SD 38 Camp Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TN 38 Mottville Fire Company, NY 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District have?

Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,726 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #283 of 721 by personnel.

Does Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District?

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

Has Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Eastern Plumas Rural Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $228,824 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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