Honolulu Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Honolulu Fire Department

Honolulu Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Honolulu, within Honolulu County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 1,330 total personnel, 44 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Hawaii has 43 registered fire departments and 2,542 total personnel, averaging roughly 59 staff per department. Honolulu Fire Department runs 2154% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 5,800 fires, 6 fire deaths, and 2% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.