Kettle Falls Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Kettle Falls Volunteer Fire Department

Kettle Falls Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in Kettle Falls, within Stevens County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 24 total personnel, 3 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Washington has 483 registered fire departments and 17,908 total personnel, averaging roughly 37 staff per department. Kettle Falls Volunteer Fire Department runs 35% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 38,900 fires, 68 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.