Department profile

Volunteer

Echo Rural Fire Protection District

Echo, OR · Umatilla County. Echo Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Echo Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Oregon average.

41st pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Oregon average
3
stations
$176,571
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
17/100
Echo 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
8.3 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment D
$7,063 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 3 stations

Echo Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Echo, OR (Umatilla County), with 3 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,318 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $176,571.

  • National personnel rank #13,318 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #132 of 237
  • 12.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Umatilla County

Echo Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 59% higher than 41% 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 00103 · Echo Rural Fire Protection District, OR 25 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,318
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Columbus Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $177K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Columbus Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Echo, OR
FDID
00103

FEMA Grant History

$177K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-05048 $176,571.42

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Echo Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #132 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,318 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster fringe

Echo Rural Fire Protection District is 6.1% 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.

12.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Columbus Volunteer Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Athena Volunteer Fire Department
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Hermiston Fire and Emergency Services
Hermiston · volunteer
Milton-Freewater City Fire Department
Milton Freewater · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Columbus Volunteer Fire Department, NM 25 Kimberly Fire and Rescue, AL 25 Northport Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, WA 25 Snohomish County Fire Protection, WA 25 City of South Bend Volunteer Fire Department, WA 25 Cosmopolis City Fire Department, WA 25 Elma Fire Department, WA 25 Fillmore Fire Protection District, MO 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Echo Rural Fire Protection District have?

Echo Rural Fire Protection District has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,318 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #132 of 237 by personnel.

Does Echo Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Echo Rural Fire Protection District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Echo Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Echo Rural Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Echo Rural Fire Protection District?

Echo 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 Echo Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Echo Rural Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $176,571.42 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.