Department profile

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Kelseyville Fire Protection District

Kelseyville, CA · Lake County. Kelseyville Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kelseyville Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+38%
vs. California average
3
stations
$527,879
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
28/100
Kelseyville 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
17 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
51 personnel · 3 stations

Kelseyville Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Kelseyville, CA (Lake County), with 3 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,720 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $527,879.

  • National personnel rank #3,720 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #193 of 721
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Lake County

Kelseyville Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 17020 · Kelseyville Fire Protection District, CA 51 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,720
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hudson
  • FEMA-MID $528K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hudson Fire Department, MA (+ 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
Kelseyville, CA
FDID
17020

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2018)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-01382 $485,714
2015 EMW2014FF00263 $42,165

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Kelseyville Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #193 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,720 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 38% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Lake County HIFLD mix around Kelseyville Fire Protection District

Lake County: 14 departments, 306 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 86% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hudson Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Kelsey-Cobb Fire Station
Kelseyville · other
Lake Pillsbury Fire Protection District
Potter Valley · volunteer
Lakeport Fire Protection District
Lakeport · volunteer
Northshore Fire Protection District
Clearlake Oaks · volunteer
Northshore Fire Protection District
Upper Lake · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 51 personnel

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

Hudson Fire Department, MA 51 Littleton Fire Department, MA 51 Tewksbury Fire Department Center Station, MA 51 North Olmsted Fire Department, OH 51 Drumright Fire and Rescue, OK 51 Ellicott Creek Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 51 Tunstall Volunteer Fire and Rescue, VA 51 Delaware City Fire Company, DE 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kelseyville Fire Protection District have?

Kelseyville Fire Protection District has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 38% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,720 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #193 of 721 by personnel.

Does Kelseyville Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Kelseyville Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Kelseyville Fire Protection District operate?

Kelseyville Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kelseyville Fire Protection District?

Kelseyville Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Lake County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Kelseyville Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Kelseyville Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $527,879 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.