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Fossil Volunteer Fire Department

Fossil, OR · Wheeler County. Fossil Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 12 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.

12
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fossil Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Oregon average.

5th pct.
national personnel size
-52%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Fossil 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 F
12 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
12 personnel · 1 station

Fossil Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fossil, OR (Wheeler County), with 1 station and 12 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,388 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,388 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #215 of 237
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Wheeler County

Fossil Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

12 Top 95% higher than 5% 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 00122 · Fossil Volunteer Fire Department, OR 12 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 12
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,388
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ South Shore Hubba…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: South Shore Hubbard Lake Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Fossil, OR
FDID
00122

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Fossil Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #215 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,388 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 52% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Wheeler County HIFLD mix around Fossil Volunteer Fire Department

Wheeler County: 4 departments, 65 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 50% of departments. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 12 roster).

Photo-finish peer: South Shore Hubbard Lake Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Mitchell Volunteer Fire Department
Mitchell · volunteer
Spray Volunteer Fire Department
Spray · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 12 personnel

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

South Shore Hubbard Lake Fire Department, MI 12 Greenbush Township Volunteer Fire Department, MI 12 Surrency Volunteer Fire Department, GA 12 City of Kittitas Fire Department, WA 12 84 East Volunteer Fire Department, TX 12 Bardwell Area Volunteer Fire Department, TX 12 Blessing Volunteer Fire Department, TX 12 Blue Mound Fire Department, TX 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fossil Volunteer Fire Department have?

Fossil Volunteer Fire Department has 12 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% below the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,388 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #215 of 237 by personnel.

Does Fossil Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fossil Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Fossil Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fossil Volunteer Fire Department?

Fossil Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wheeler 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.