Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hialeah Fire Department

Hialeah, FL · Miami-Dade County. Hialeah Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 294 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.

294
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hialeah Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+950%
vs. Florida average
7
stations
$1,025,789
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Hialeah 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 A
42 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
294 personnel · 7 stations

Hialeah Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hialeah, FL (Miami-Dade County), with 7 stations and 294 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #123 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,025,789.

  • National personnel rank #123 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #9 of 352
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Miami-Dade County

Hialeah Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

294 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 01022 · Hialeah Fire Department, FL 294 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 294
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #123
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lincoln Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lincoln Fire and Rescue, NE ( -3 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Hialeah, FL
FDID
01022

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2007–2016)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FO06763 $428,234
2015 EMW2014FO06965 $436,519
2013 EMW2012FO00720 $222,984
2007 EMW2006FF04047 $-61,948

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Hialeah Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #9 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #123 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 950% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster geometry

Miami-Dade County HIFLD mix around Hialeah Fire Department

Miami-Dade County: 16 departments, 1,379 personnel (0 volunteer / 5 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 94% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 294 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lincoln Fire and Rescue, NE (-3 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Coral Gables Fire Department
Coral Gables · career
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Nationwide career peers near 294 personnel

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

Lincoln Fire and Rescue, NE 291 Plano Fire Department, TX 297 Irving Fire Department, TX 298 City of Laredo Fire Department, TX 289 Clayton County Fire and Emergency Services, GA 300 Arlington Texas Fire Department, TX 301 Fayetteville Fire Department, NC 302 Waterbury Fire Department, CT 286

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hialeah Fire Department have?

Hialeah Fire Department has 294 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 950% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #123 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #9 of 352 by personnel.

Does Hialeah Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hialeah Fire Department operate?

Hialeah Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hialeah Fire Department?

Hialeah Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Miami-Dade County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Hialeah Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hialeah Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,025,789 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2007–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.