Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station

Lihue, HI · Kauai County. Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 130 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.

130
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Hawaii average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+120%
vs. Hawaii average
7
stations
$214,541
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
20/100
Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station

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
18.6 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 F
$1,650 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
130 personnel · 7 stations

Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Lihue, HI (Kauai County), with 7 stations and 130 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #567 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $214,541.

  • National personnel rank #567 of 22,440
  • HI personnel rank #3 of 5
  • 5.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Kauai County

Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

130 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 53000 · Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station, HI 130 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 130
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #567
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Islip
  • FEMA-LIGHT $215K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Islip Fire Department, NY (+ 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 HI department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Lihue, HI
FDID
53000

FEMA Grant History

$215K
Cumulative funding (FY2005)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2005 EMW-2005-FG-1321 $214,541

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

Staffing vs the Hawaii average

How Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Hawaii. In-state it ranks #3 of 5 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #567 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 120% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
6
HI departments
43

County roster weight

Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station carries 100.0% of Kauai County HIFLD personnel

Among 2 listed departments (130 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 130 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Islip Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 130 personnel

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

Islip Fire Department, NY 130 Coram Fire Department, NY 130 Mechanicville Fire Department - Central Station, NY 130 Georgetown Fire Company Incorporated, DE 130 Utica Fire Department, NY 130 Charlottesville Fire Department, VA 129 Deerfield Beach Fire Rescue, FL 131 Milford Fire Department, CT 129

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station have?

Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station has 130 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 120% above the Hawaii average of 59 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #567 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within HI, it ranks #3 of 5 by personnel.

Does Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station operate?

Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station?

Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station is a Career (Paid) department serving Kauai County, HI. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station received federal grants?

Yes, Kauai Fire Department - Lihue Station has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $214,541 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2005.

How many fire departments are in Hawaii?

Hawaii has 43 fire departments with 2,542 total personnel. 2% are volunteer departments.

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