Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fullerton Fire Department

Fullerton, CA · Orange County. Fullerton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 102 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.

102
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fullerton Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+176%
vs. California average
6
stations
$3,141,943
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
51/100
Fullerton 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
17 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 B
$30,803 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
102 personnel · 6 stations

Fullerton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fullerton, CA (Orange County), with 6 stations and 102 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #890 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,141,943.

  • National personnel rank #890 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #68 of 721
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Orange County

Fullerton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

102 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 30030 · Fullerton Fire Department, CA 102 personnel · 6 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 102
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #890
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Liverpool Fire De…
  • FEMA-MID $3.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Liverpool Fire Department Incorporated, NY (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
PAID
Location
Fullerton, CA
FDID
30030

FEMA Grant History

$3.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00794 $2,836,716
2024 EMW-2024-FG-03232 $305,227.27

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Fullerton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #68 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #890 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 176% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Fullerton Fire Department is 3.4% of Orange County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 2,970 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 81% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 102 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Liverpool Fire Department Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 102 personnel

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

Liverpool Fire Department Incorporated, NY 102 Ludlow Volunteer Fire Department, SD 102 Five Points Fire Company, DE 102 Plainfield Fire Division, NJ 102 Appleton Fire Department, WI 102 Valdosta Fire Department, GA 102 Sterling Heights Fire Department, MI 102 Gresham Fire and Emergency Services, OR 102

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fullerton Fire Department have?

Fullerton Fire Department has 102 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 176% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #890 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #68 of 721 by personnel.

Does Fullerton Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Fullerton Fire Department operate?

Fullerton Fire Department operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fullerton Fire Department?

Fullerton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Orange County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fullerton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fullerton Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $3,141,943.27 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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