Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department

Jacksonville Beach, FL · Duval County. Jacksonville Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Florida average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
+11%
vs. Florida average
1
station

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
70/100
Jacksonville Beach 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 B
31 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
31 personnel · 1 station

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Jacksonville Beach, FL (Duval County), with 1 station and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,602 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,602 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #163 of 352
  • 3.23 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Duval County

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 02052 · Jacksonville Beach Fire Department, FL 31 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,602
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Peachtree Volunte…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Peachtree Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Jacksonville Beach, FL
FDID
02052

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Jacksonville Beach Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #163 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,602 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 11% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department carries 29.0% of Duval County HIFLD personnel

Among 8 listed departments (107 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 13% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.23 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Peachtree Volunteer Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department
Jacksonville · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 31 personnel

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

Peachtree Volunteer Fire Department, NC 31 Farmington Fire and Rescue, MS 31 Rockerville Volunteer Fire Department, SD 31 Linwood Volunteer Fire Department, MN 31 Excelsior Springs Fire Department, MO 31 Springfield Department of Public Safety, MI 31 Jacksonville Fire Department, AL 31 Beatrice Fire and Rescue, NE 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Jacksonville Beach Fire Department have?

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 11% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,602 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #163 of 352 by personnel.

Does Jacksonville Beach Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Jacksonville Beach Fire Department operate?

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Jacksonville Beach Fire Department?

Jacksonville Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Duval County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

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