Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Lakeside Fire Protection District

Lakeside, CA · San Diego County. Lakeside Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department, 4 stations and 59 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.

59
Total personnel
4
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 12%
national personnel size
+59%
vs. California average
4
stations
$207,053
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
16/100
Lakeside 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
14.8 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
$3,509 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
59 personnel · 4 stations

Lakeside Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Lakeside, CA (San Diego County), with 4 stations and 59 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,776 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $207,053.

  • National personnel rank #2,776 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #153 of 721
  • 6.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 63 other listed departments in San Diego County

Lakeside Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

59 Top 12% higher than 88% 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 37090 · Lakeside Fire Protection District, CA 59 personnel · 4 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 59
  • STA-FEW 4 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,776
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Perseverance Fire…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $207K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Perseverance Fire Company, PA (+ 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
Lakeside, CA
FDID
37090

FEMA Grant History

$207K
Cumulative funding (FY2023)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08515 $207,052.72

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Lakeside Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #153 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,776 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 59% above the state average
Stations
4
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Lakeside Fire Protection District is 1.6% of San Diego County roster mass

The county lists 83 departments totaling 3,721 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (4 stations / 59 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Perseverance Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Barona Fire Protection District
Lakeside · career
Borrego Springs Fire Protection District
Borrego Springs · career
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Nationwide career peers near 59 personnel

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

Perseverance Fire Company, PA 59 Catasauqua Fire Department, PA 59 Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department, NY 59 Continental Village Volunteer Fire Department, NY 59 Pascagoula Fire Department - Central Station, MS 59 Westfield Fire Department, IN 59 Shrewsbury Fire Department, MA 59 Sandusky Fire Department, OH 59

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lakeside Fire Protection District have?

Lakeside Fire Protection District has 59 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,776 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #153 of 721 by personnel.

Does Lakeside Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lakeside Fire Protection District operate?

Lakeside Fire Protection District operates 4 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lakeside Fire Protection District?

Lakeside Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving San Diego County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Lakeside Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Lakeside Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $207,052.72 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.