Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Idaho Falls Fire Department

Idaho Falls, ID · Bonneville County. Idaho Falls Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 98 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.

98
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Idaho Falls Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Idaho average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+476%
vs. Idaho average
5
stations
$2,947,991
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
56/100
Idaho Falls 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 D
19.6 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
$30,082 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
98 personnel · 5 stations

Idaho Falls Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Idaho Falls, ID (Bonneville County), with 5 stations and 98 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #994 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,947,991.

  • National personnel rank #994 of 22,440
  • ID personnel rank #4 of 152
  • 5.10 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Bonneville County

Idaho Falls Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

98 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 19101 · Idaho Falls Fire Department, ID 98 personnel · 5 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 98
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #994
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eau Claire
  • FEMA-MID $2.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Eau Claire Fire Department, WI (+ 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 ID department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Idaho Falls, ID
FDID
19101

FEMA Grant History

$2.9M
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01820 $2,947,990.8

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

Staffing vs the Idaho average

How Idaho Falls Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Idaho. In-state it ranks #4 of 152 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #994 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 476% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
23
ID departments
292

County roster weight

Idaho Falls Fire Department carries 44.3% of Bonneville County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (221 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 60% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.10 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 98 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Eau Claire Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Ammon Fire Department
Ammon · volunteer
Ucon Volunteer Fire Department
Idaho Falls · volunteer
All ID departments →

Nationwide career peers near 98 personnel

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

Eau Claire Fire Department, WI 98 North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, NV 98 Drexel Heights Fire District, AZ 98 Owensboro Fire Department, KY 98 LA Crosse Fire Department, WI 98 Attleboro Fire Department, MA 98 Torrington Fire Department, CT 98 Springfield Department of Fire and Life Safety, OR 98

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Idaho Falls Fire Department have?

Idaho Falls Fire Department has 98 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 476% above the Idaho average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #994 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within ID, it ranks #4 of 152 by personnel.

Does Idaho Falls Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Idaho Falls Fire Department operate?

Idaho Falls Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Idaho Falls Fire Department?

Idaho Falls Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bonneville County, ID. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Idaho Falls Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Idaho Falls Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $2,947,990.8 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Idaho?

Idaho has 292 fire departments with 5,065 total personnel. 50% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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