Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Lakeport Fire Protection District

Lakeport, CA · Lake County. Lakeport Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 25 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.

25
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lakeport Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

39th pct.
national personnel size
-32%
vs. California average
2
stations
$293,628
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
12/100
Lakeport 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 F
12.5 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
25 personnel · 2 stations

Lakeport Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Lakeport, CA (Lake County), with 2 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,593 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $293,628.

  • National personnel rank #13,593 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #456 of 721
  • 8.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Lake County

Lakeport Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 61% higher than 39% 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 17025 · Lakeport Fire Protection District, CA 25 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #13,593
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lecontes Mills Vo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $294K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lecontes Mills Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Lakeport, CA
FDID
17025

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FV01400 $293,628

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Lakeport Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #456 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,593 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 32% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Lakeport Fire Protection District is 8.2% of Lake County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 306 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lecontes Mills Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Lecontes Mills Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Paul Smith - Gabriels Volunteer Fire Department, NY 25 Treasure Lake Volunteer Fire Company, PA 25 Wagner Volunteer Fire Department, SD 25 Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 25 Mountain Lake Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service, MN 25 Nutter Fort Volunteer Fire Department, WV 25 Latta Fire Department, SC 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lakeport Fire Protection District have?

Lakeport Fire Protection District has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 32% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,593 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #456 of 721 by personnel.

Does Lakeport Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lakeport Fire Protection District operate?

Lakeport Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lakeport Fire Protection District?

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

Has Lakeport Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Lakeport Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $293,628 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.