Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue

Hillsboro, OR · Washington County. Hillsboro Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 117 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.

117
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oregon average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+368%
vs. Oregon average
4
stations

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
65/100
Hillsboro Fire and Rescue

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
29.3 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
117 personnel · 4 stations

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Hillsboro, OR (Washington County), with 4 stations and 117 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #709 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #709 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #7 of 237
  • 3.42 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Washington County

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

117 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 00161 · Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, OR 117 personnel · 4 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 117
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #709
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waukegan
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Waukegan Fire Department, IL (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Hillsboro, OR
FDID
00161

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Hillsboro Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #7 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #709 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 368% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster weight

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue carries 36.3% of Washington County HIFLD personnel

Among 11 listed departments (322 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 36% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.42 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 117 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Waukegan Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cornelius Fire Department
Cornelius · other
Forest Grove Fire and Rescue
Forest Grove · volunteer
Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
Wilsonville · other
All OR departments →

Nationwide career peers near 117 personnel

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

Waukegan Fire Department, IL 117 Westmont Fire Department, IL 117 Alameda City Fire Department, CA 117 Pontiac Fire Department, MI 117 Nassau County Fire Marshals Office, NY 117 Decatur Fire Department, IL 116 Mount Prospect Fire Department, IL 118 Round Rock Fire Department - Central Station, TX 116

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hillsboro Fire and Rescue have?

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue has 117 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 368% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #709 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #7 of 237 by personnel.

Does Hillsboro Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hillsboro Fire and Rescue operate?

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hillsboro Fire and Rescue?

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Washington County, OR. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.