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Farmersville Fire Department

Farmersville, CA · Tulare County. Farmersville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 23 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.

23
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Farmersville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
-38%
vs. California average
2
stations
$1,001,022
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
44/100
Farmersville 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 F
11.5 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 A
$43,523 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
23 personnel · 2 stations

Farmersville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Farmersville, CA (Tulare County), with 2 stations and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,044 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,001,022.

  • National personnel rank #15,044 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #476 of 721
  • 8.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Tulare County

Farmersville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 54005 · Farmersville Fire Department, CA 23 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,044
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Keota
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Keota Fire Department, IA (+ 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
Farmersville, CA
FDID
54005

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2017)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00301 $547,728
2014 EMW2013FH00490 $453,294

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Farmersville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #476 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,044 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 38% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Farmersville Fire Department is 2.8% of Tulare County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 819 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 88% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Keota Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Keota Fire Department, IA 23 Dubois Volunteer Fire Department, NE 23 White Plains Volunteer Fire Department, KY 23 Town of Turtle Volunteer Fire Department, WI 23 Lava Volunteer Fire Department, NY 23 Fenton Volunteer Fire Department, IA 23 Harrah Volunteer Fire Department, OK 23 Martelle Fire Department, IA 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Farmersville Fire Department have?

Farmersville Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,044 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #476 of 721 by personnel.

Does Farmersville Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Farmersville Fire Department operate?

Farmersville Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Farmersville Fire Department?

Farmersville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tulare County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Farmersville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Farmersville Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,001,022 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.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.