Department profile

Volunteer

Jackson City Fire Department

Jackson, CA · Amador County. Jackson City Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

23
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Jackson City Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
-38%
vs. California average
1
station
$602,935
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
48/100
Jackson City 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 C
23 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
23 personnel · 1 station

Jackson City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Jackson, CA (Amador County), with 1 station and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,137 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $602,935.

  • National personnel rank #15,137 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #478 of 721
  • 4.35 stations per 100 personnel
  • 7 other listed departments in Amador County

Jackson City Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 03020 · Jackson City Fire Department, CA 23 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,137
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rodney Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $603K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rodney Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Jackson, CA
FDID
03020

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW-2017-FF-00304 $361,984
2015 EMW2014FO06087 $240,951

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Jackson City Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #478 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,137 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 38% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Amador County HIFLD mix around Jackson City Fire Department

Amador County: 13 departments, 160 personnel (7 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 85% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.35 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rodney Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Amador Fire Protection District
Pine Grove · other
Amador Fire Protection District
Plymouth · volunteer
Ione Volunteer Fire Department
Ione · volunteer
Lockwood Fire Protection District
Volcano · volunteer
Sutter Creek Fire Protection District
Sutter Creek · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Rodney Volunteer Fire Department, AR 23 Mifflin Volunteer Fire Department, OH 23 Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, IN 23 Bear Lake Haugen Fire Department, WI 23 Southside Fire Department, AL 23 Redland Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23 Chicamacomico Fire Department, NC 23 Tharptown Volunteer Fire Department, AL 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jackson City Fire Department have?

Jackson City Fire Department has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,137 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #478 of 721 by personnel.

Does Jackson City Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Jackson City Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Jackson City Fire Department operate?

Jackson City Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jackson City Fire Department?

Jackson City Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Amador County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Jackson City Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Jackson City Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $602,935 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.