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Healdsburg Fire Department

Healdsburg, CA · Sonoma County. Healdsburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 10 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.

10
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Healdsburg Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the California average.

2nd pct.
national personnel size
-73%
vs. California average
2
stations
$258,088
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
36/100
Healdsburg 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 F
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 B
$25,809 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
10 personnel · 2 stations

Healdsburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Healdsburg, CA (Sonoma County), with 2 stations and 10 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,929 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $258,088.

  • National personnel rank #21,929 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #685 of 721
  • 20.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 43 other listed departments in Sonoma County

Healdsburg Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

10 Top 98% higher than 2% 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 49080 · Healdsburg Fire Department, CA 10 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MICRO · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 10
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,929
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gates
  • FEMA-LIGHT $258K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gates Fire Department, TN (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Healdsburg, CA
FDID
49080

FEMA Grant History

$258K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FH-0059 $293,988
2009 EMW2008FF00613 $-35,900

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Healdsburg Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #685 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,929 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 73% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Healdsburg Fire Department is 0.8% of Sonoma County roster mass

The county lists 58 departments totaling 1,216 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 97% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

20.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 10 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gates Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Cloverdale Fire Protection District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 10 personnel

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

Gates Fire Department, TN 10 Sims Volunteer Fire Department, AR 10 Clyde Park City Fire Department, MT 10 Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, IA 10 Mingo Fire Department, IA 10 Reasnor Fire and Ambulance, IA 10 Cando Fire Department, ND 10 Garyville Volunteer Fire Department, LA 10

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Healdsburg Fire Department have?

Healdsburg Fire Department has 10 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 73% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,929 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #685 of 721 by personnel.

Does Healdsburg Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Healdsburg Fire Department operate?

Healdsburg Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Healdsburg Fire Department?

Healdsburg Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Sonoma County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Healdsburg Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Healdsburg Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $258,088 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 California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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