Department profile

Volunteer

Friday Harbor Fire Department

Friday Harbor, WA · San Juan County. Friday Harbor Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Friday Harbor Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Washington average.

Top 40%
national personnel size
-14%
vs. Washington 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
72/100
Friday Harbor 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 B
32 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
32 personnel · 1 station

Friday Harbor Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Friday Harbor, WA (San Juan County), with 1 station and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,080 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,080 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #76 of 120
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • 0 other listed departments in San Juan County

Friday Harbor Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 28M01 · Friday Harbor Fire Department, WA 32 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,080
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Andalusia Fire Pr…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Andalusia Fire Protection District, IL (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Friday Harbor, WA
FDID
28M01

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Friday Harbor Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #76 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,080 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 14% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster geometry

San Juan County HIFLD mix around Friday Harbor Fire Department

San Juan County: 4 departments, 176 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Andalusia Fire Protection District, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Andalusia Fire Protection District, IL 32 Athens Fancy Prairie Fire Protection District, IL 32 Belknap Volunteer Fire Department, IL 32 Bensenville Fire Protection District, IL 32 Blue Volunteer Fire Department, TX 32 Bremen Fire Department, ME 32 Chatham Fire and Emergency Medical Services, IL 32 Chilton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Friday Harbor Fire Department have?

Friday Harbor Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 14% below the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,080 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #76 of 120 by personnel.

Does Friday Harbor Fire Department provide EMS services?

Friday Harbor Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Friday Harbor Fire Department operate?

Friday Harbor Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Friday Harbor Fire Department?

Friday Harbor Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving San Juan County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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