Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue

Placida, FL · Charlotte County. Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 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.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Florida average.

24th pct.
national personnel size
-29%
vs. Florida 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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue

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
20 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
20 personnel · 1 station

Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Placida, FL (Charlotte County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #17,064 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #17,064 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #251 of 352
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Charlotte County

Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 76% higher than 24% 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 53091 · Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue, FL 20 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #17,064
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Husser Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Husser Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Placida, FL
FDID
53091

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW2008FF00673 $-15,933

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #251 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #17,064 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 29% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue carries 32.3% of Charlotte County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (62 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 17% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Husser Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

City of Punta Gorda Fire Department
Punta Gorda · career
Punta Gorda Fire Department
Punta Gorda · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

Husser Volunteer Fire Department, LA 20 Nowata Fire Department, OK 20 Bison Volunteer Fire Department, SD 20 Scipio Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 20 Courtland Volunteer Fire Department, MS 20 Hedrick Volunteer Fire Department, IA 20 Okemah Fire Department, OK 20 Mount Olivet Fire Department, MS 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue have?

Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% below the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #17,064 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #251 of 352 by personnel.

Does Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue operate?

Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue?

Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Charlotte County, FL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $-15,933 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.