Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Lompoc Fire Department

Lompoc, CA · Santa Barbara County. Lompoc Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 26 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.

26
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lompoc Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
-30%
vs. California average
2
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Lompoc 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 F
13 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
26 personnel · 2 stations

Lompoc Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lompoc, CA (Santa Barbara County), with 2 stations and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,679 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,679 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #429 of 721
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Santa Barbara County

Lompoc Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 42015 · Lompoc Fire Department, CA 26 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,679
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lisbon
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Lisbon Fire Department, NH (+ 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
Lompoc, CA
FDID
42015

Staffing vs the California average

How Lompoc Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #429 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,679 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 30% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Lompoc Fire Department is 4.2% of Santa Barbara County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 614 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Lisbon Fire Department, NH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Guadalupe Fire Department
Guadalupe · volunteer
Montecito Fire Protection District
Santa Barbara · career
San Marcos Pass Volunteer Fire Department
Santa Barbara · volunteer
Santa Barbara City Fire Department
Santa Barbara · career
All CA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 26 personnel

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

Lisbon Fire Department, NH 26 New Blaine Rural Fire Department, AR 26 Magazine City Volunteer Fire Department, AR 26 Huttonsville-Mill Creek Volunteer Fire Department, WV 26 Portales Fire and Ambulance, NM 26 Milwaukee County Fire Department, WI 26 Dugway Fire Department, UT 26 Russellville Fire and Rescue, AL 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lompoc Fire Department have?

Lompoc Fire Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 30% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,679 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #429 of 721 by personnel.

Does Lompoc Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lompoc Fire Department operate?

Lompoc Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lompoc Fire Department?

Lompoc Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Santa Barbara 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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