Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fernandina Beach Fire Department

Fernandina Beach, FL · Nassau County. Fernandina Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fernandina Beach Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Florida average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+7%
vs. Florida average
2
stations
$204,535
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
21/100
Fernandina Beach 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 D
15 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
30 personnel · 2 stations

Fernandina Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fernandina Beach, FL (Nassau County), with 2 stations and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,136 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $204,535.

  • National personnel rank #10,136 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #167 of 352
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Nassau County

Fernandina Beach Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 41012 · Fernandina Beach Fire Department, FL 30 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,136
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Franconia
  • FEMA-LIGHT $205K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Franconia Fire Department, NH (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Fernandina Beach, FL
FDID
41012

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0906 $204,535

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Fernandina Beach Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #167 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,136 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 7% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Nassau County

County mix is mostly volunteer (3 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Franconia Fire Department, NH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Callahan Volunteer Fire Rescue
Callahan · other
Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department
Hilliard · volunteer
Nassau County Fire and Rescue
Fernandina Beach · other
Nassau Oak Volunteer Fire Department
Callahan · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 30 personnel

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

Franconia Fire Department, NH 30 Alleene Fire Department, AR 30 Shannon Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Nippenose Valley Volunteer Fire Company, PA 30 Eastlake Fire Department, OH 30 Perry Joint Fire District, OH 30 Del Mar Fire Department, CA 30 Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, CA 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fernandina Beach Fire Department have?

Fernandina Beach Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,136 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #167 of 352 by personnel.

Does Fernandina Beach Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fernandina Beach Fire Department operate?

Fernandina Beach Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fernandina Beach Fire Department?

Fernandina Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Nassau County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fernandina Beach Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fernandina Beach Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $204,535 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2011.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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