Department profile

Volunteer

Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District

Irrigon, OR · Morrow County. Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Oregon average.

10th pct.
national personnel size
-40%
vs. Oregon average
1
station
$349,600
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
44/100
Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District

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
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$23,307 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 1 station

Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Irrigon, OR (Morrow County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,221 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $349,600.

  • National personnel rank #20,221 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #200 of 237
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • 4 other listed departments in Morrow County

Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 90% higher than 10% 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 00172 · Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District, OR 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,221
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bolckow Fire Prot…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $350K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bolckow Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Irrigon, OR
FDID
00172

FEMA Grant History

$350K
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FV-0448 $349,600

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #200 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,221 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 40% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Morrow County HIFLD mix around Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District

Morrow County: 6 departments, 134 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 17% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bolckow Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Lexington Volunteer Fire Department
Lexington · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Bolckow Fire Protection District, MO 15 Morris Fire Department, AL 15 Southwestern Adair County Rural Fire District, MO 15 Appling County Fire Department - County Line Station, GA 15 Malden Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services, WA 15 Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services, WA 15 Arrowhead Ranch Estates Volunteer Fire Department, TX 15 Barstow Fire Protection District, IL 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District have?

Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 40% below the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,221 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #200 of 237 by personnel.

Does Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District?

Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Morrow County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $349,600 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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.