Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hanford Fire Department

Hanford, CA · Kings County. Hanford Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 41 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.

41
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hanford Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount in line with the California average.

Top 25%
national personnel size
+11%
vs. California average
2
stations
$394,067
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
40/100
Hanford 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 C
20.5 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
41 personnel · 2 stations

Hanford Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hanford, CA (Kings County), with 2 stations and 41 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,706 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $394,067.

  • National personnel rank #5,706 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #261 of 721
  • 4.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Kings County

Hanford Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

41 Top 25% higher than 75% 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 16010 · Hanford Fire Department, CA 41 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 41
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,706
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Valley Forge Volu…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $394K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main, PA (+ 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
Hanford, CA
FDID
16010

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00111 $369,766.63
2017 EMW2016FF00338 $24,300

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Hanford Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #261 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,706 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 11% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Kings County HIFLD mix around Hanford Fire Department

Kings County: 10 departments, 255 personnel (1 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 70% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 41 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Kings County Fire Department
Kingsburg · career
Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department
Lemoore · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 41 personnel

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

Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company - Main, PA 41 Moira Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, NY 41 Tiro-Auburn Volunteer Fire Department, OH 41 Lovelock Fire Department, NV 41 Nantucket Fire Department, MA 41 Mohave Valley Fire Department, AZ 41 Heard County Emergency Management Agency, GA 41 Jackson County Fire and Rescue Unit, FL 41

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hanford Fire Department have?

Hanford Fire Department has 41 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,706 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #261 of 721 by personnel.

Does Hanford Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hanford Fire Department operate?

Hanford Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hanford Fire Department?

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

Has Hanford Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hanford Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $394,066.63 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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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