Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

El Dorado Hills Fire Department

El Dorado Hills, CA · El Dorado County. El Dorado Hills Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 105 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.

105
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

El Dorado Hills Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+184%
vs. California average
3
stations

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
77/100
El Dorado Hills 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 B
35 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
105 personnel · 3 stations

El Dorado Hills Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving El Dorado Hills, CA (El Dorado County), with 3 stations and 105 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #844 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #844 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #64 of 721
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in El Dorado County

El Dorado Hills Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

105 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 09015 · El Dorado Hills Fire Department, CA 105 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 105
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #844
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hurlock Volunteer…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hurlock Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 PAID
Location
El Dorado Hills, CA
FDID
09015

Staffing vs the California average

How El Dorado Hills Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #64 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #844 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 184% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy El Dorado County

County mix is mostly volunteer (10 volunteer / 6 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 105 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hurlock Volunteer Fire Company, MD (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 105 personnel

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

Hurlock Volunteer Fire Company, MD 105 Peabody Fire Department, MA 105 Converse County Rural Fire Control Association, WY 105 Davie Fire Rescue, FL 105 Corvallis Fire Department, OR 105 Galveston Fire Department, TX 105 Jackson Township Fire Department, OH 105 Spring Hill Fire Rescue, FL 105

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does El Dorado Hills Fire Department have?

El Dorado Hills Fire Department has 105 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 184% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #844 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #64 of 721 by personnel.

Does El Dorado Hills Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does El Dorado Hills Fire Department operate?

El Dorado Hills Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is El Dorado Hills Fire Department?

El Dorado Hills Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving El Dorado County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

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