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Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department

Fort Bragg, CA · Mendocino County. Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 21%
national personnel size
+22%
vs. California average
$168,150
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
11/100
Fort Bragg Volunteer 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
No station count on file for this department
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment F
$3,737 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel

Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fort Bragg, CA (Mendocino County) and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,820 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $168,150.

  • National personnel rank #4,820 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #235 of 721
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 25 other listed departments in Mendocino County

Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 21% higher than 79% 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 23030 · Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department, CA 45 personnel

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,820
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Smithville Volunt…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $168K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Smithville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Fort Bragg, CA
FDID
23030

FEMA Grant History

$168K
Cumulative funding (FY2011)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2011 EMW2011FO02555 $168,150

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #235 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,820 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 22% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department is 7.7% of Mendocino County roster mass

The county lists 32 departments totaling 585 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 91% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: Smithville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 45 personnel

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

Smithville Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 45 Belleville Fire Department, NY 45 Clinton Fire Department - Central Station, IA 45 Gantt Fire Department, SC 45 Walpole Fire Department, NH 45 Sullivan Fire and Rescue Department, NH 45 Northwest Volunteer Fire Department, SC 45 Washington Borough Fire Department, NJ 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department have?

Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,820 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #235 of 721 by personnel.

Does Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Station count data for Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fort Bragg Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $168,150 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 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.