Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Falls City Fire Department

Falls City, OR · Polk County. Falls City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Falls City Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Oregon average.

40th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Oregon average
1
station

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
Falls City 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
25 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
25 personnel · 1 station

Falls City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Falls City, OR (Polk County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,365 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #13,365 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #133 of 237
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Polk County

Falls City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 60% higher than 40% 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 00118 · Falls City Fire Department, OR 25 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #13,365
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kimberly Fire and…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kimberly Fire and Rescue, AL (+ 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
Falls City, OR
FDID
00118

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Falls City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #133 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,365 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster fringe

Falls City Fire Department is 7.1% of Polk County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 352 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 56% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Kimberly Fire and Rescue, AL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Dallas Fire Department
Dallas · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Falls City Fire Department have?

Falls City Fire Department 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 #13,365 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #133 of 237 by personnel.

Does Falls City Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Falls City Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Falls City Fire Department operate?

Falls City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Falls City Fire Department?

Falls City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Polk County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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