Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Gresham Fire and Emergency Services

Gresham, OR · Multnomah County. Gresham Fire and Emergency Services 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

Gresham Fire and Emergency Services pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oregon average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+308%
vs. Oregon average
6
stations
$2,635,697
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
50/100
Gresham Fire and Emergency Services

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
$25,840 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
102 personnel · 6 stations

Gresham Fire and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Gresham, OR (Multnomah 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 #891 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,635,697.

  • National personnel rank #891 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #10 of 237
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Multnomah County

Gresham Fire and Emergency Services 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 00144 · Gresham Fire and Emergency Services, OR 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 #891
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Kent Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $2.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Kent Volunteer Fire Department, CT (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Gresham, OR
FDID
00144

FEMA Grant History

$2.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2018)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00476 $903,948
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00293 $381,646.23
2017 EMW2016FO04467 $346,364
2013 EMW2012FH00789 $1,003,739

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Gresham Fire and Emergency Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #10 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #891 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 308% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Multnomah County HIFLD mix around Gresham Fire and Emergency Services

Multnomah County: 10 departments, 945 personnel (1 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

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

Photo-finish peer: Kent Volunteer Fire Department, CT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Portland Fire and Rescue
Portland · career
All OR departments →

Nationwide career peers near 102 personnel

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

Kent Volunteer Fire Department, CT 102 Mortlake Fire Company, CT 102 Pinecroft-Sedgefield Fire, NC 102 Sterling Heights Fire Department, MI 102 Valdosta Fire Department, GA 102 Plainfield Fire Division, NJ 102 Fullerton Fire Department, CA 102 Appleton Fire Department, WI 102

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gresham Fire and Emergency Services have?

Gresham Fire and Emergency Services has 102 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 308% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #891 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #10 of 237 by personnel.

Does Gresham Fire and Emergency Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gresham Fire and Emergency Services operate?

Gresham Fire and Emergency Services operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Gresham Fire and Emergency Services?

Gresham Fire and Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Multnomah County, OR. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Gresham Fire and Emergency Services received federal grants?

Yes, Gresham Fire and Emergency Services has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $2,635,697.23 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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