Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Gulf Breeze Fire Department

Gulf Breeze, FL · Santa Rosa County. Gulf Breeze Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 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.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Gulf Breeze Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Florida average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+7%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
67/100
Gulf Breeze 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
30 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
30 personnel · 1 station

Gulf Breeze Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gulf Breeze, FL (Santa Rosa County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,211 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,211 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #168 of 352
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Santa Rosa County

Gulf Breeze Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 33081 · Gulf Breeze Fire Department, FL 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #10,211
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mora Area
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mora Area Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Gulf Breeze, FL
FDID
33081

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Gulf Breeze Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #168 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,211 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 7% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Gulf Breeze Fire Department is 7.2% of Santa Rosa County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 416 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mora Area Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Holley Navarre Fire District
Navarre · volunteer
All FL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Mora Area Fire Department, MN 30 Sauquoit Volunteer Fire Department, NY 30 Zion Volunteer Fire Department, AR 30 McVille Fire Protection District, ND 30 Geneva Volunteer Fire Department, NE 30 Medicine Lake Volunteer Fire Department, MT 30 Grafton Rural Fire District, NE 30 Ohiowa Rural Fire Department, NE 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gulf Breeze Fire Department have?

Gulf Breeze Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,211 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #168 of 352 by personnel.

Does Gulf Breeze Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Gulf Breeze Fire Department operate?

Gulf Breeze Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gulf Breeze Fire Department?

Gulf Breeze Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Santa Rosa County, FL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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