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Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department

South Lake Tahoe, CA · El Dorado County. Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. California average
1
station
$380,788
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District 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 C
24 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
$15,866 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
24 personnel · 1 station

Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving South Lake Tahoe, CA (El Dorado County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,395 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $380,788.

  • National personnel rank #14,395 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #466 of 721
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in El Dorado County

Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 09017 · Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department, CA 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,395
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Walton
  • FEMA-LIGHT $381K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Walton Fire Department, IN (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
South Lake Tahoe, CA
FDID
09017

FEMA Grant History

$381K
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00189 $0
2014 EMW2013FV00637 $380,788

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #466 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,395 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department is 3.2% of El Dorado County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 744 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Walton Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

El Dorado Hills Fire Department
El Dorado Hills · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Walton Fire Department, IN 24 Martins Crossroad Volunteer Fire Department, GA 24 East Newark Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 24 Delaware Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 24 New Auburn Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Scanlon Volunteer Fire Department, MN 24 Oxly Volunteer Fire Department, MO 24 Blackhoof Fire Department, MN 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department have?

Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,395 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #466 of 721 by personnel.

Does Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department operate?

Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department?

Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving El Dorado County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fallen Leaf Lake Community Services District Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $380,788 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2017 (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 California?

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

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