Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Kings County Fire Department

Kingsburg, CA · Kings County. Kings County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 10 stations and 163 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.

163
Total personnel
10
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kings County Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+341%
vs. California average
10
stations

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
26/100
Kings County 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 D
16.3 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
163 personnel · 10 stations

Kings County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kingsburg, CA (Kings County), with 10 stations and 163 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #346 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #346 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #33 of 721
  • 6.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Kings County

Kings County Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

163 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 16015 · Kings County Fire Department, CA 163 personnel · 10 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 163
  • STA-MULTI 10 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #346
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pasadena Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
PAID
Location
Kingsburg, CA
FDID
16015

Staffing vs the California average

How Kings County Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #33 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #346 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 341% above the state average
Stations
10
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster weight

Kings County Fire Department carries 63.9% of Kings County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (255 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 10% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (10 stations / 163 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Hanford Fire Department
Hanford · career
Lemoore Volunteer Fire Department
Lemoore · volunteer
All CA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 163 personnel

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

Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department, TX 163 New Rochelle Fire Department, NY 163 Framingham Fire Department, MA 162 Central Matanuska-Susitna Fire Department, AK 164 Boca Raton Fire and Rescue, FL 162 Concord Fire and Life Safety, NC 164 Odessa Fire Department - Central Station, TX 162 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety, TX 165

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kings County Fire Department have?

Kings County Fire Department has 163 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 341% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #346 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #33 of 721 by personnel.

Does Kings County Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Kings County Fire Department operate?

Kings County Fire Department operates 10 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kings County Fire Department?

Kings County Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kings County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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