Department profile

Career (Paid)

Longview Fire Department

Longview, WA · Cowlitz County. Longview Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

56
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Longview Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Washington average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+51%
vs. Washington average
2
stations
$908,544
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
60/100
Longview 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 B
28 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment C
$16,224 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 2 stations

Longview Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Longview, WA (Cowlitz County), with 2 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,012 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $908,544.

  • National personnel rank #3,012 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #44 of 120
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 2 other listed departments in Cowlitz County

Longview Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 08M04 · Longview Fire Department, WA 56 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,012
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Addison
  • FEMA-MID $909K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Addison 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY PAID PROVIDERS
Location
Longview, WA
FDID
08M04

FEMA Grant History

$909K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-03287 $487,662.46
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00336 $420,881.42

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Longview Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #44 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,012 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 51% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Cowlitz County

County mix is mostly volunteer (7 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 56 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue
Kelso · volunteer
Woodland Fire Department
Woodland · volunteer
All WA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 56 personnel

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

Addison Fire Department, TX 56 Belleville Fire Department, IL 56 Cary Fire Protection District, IL 56 Elk County Rural Fire District - Howard, KS 56 Hurst Fire Department, TX 56 United States Enrichment Corporation Paducah Fire Department, KY 56 Redwood Volunteer Fire Department, NC 56 Kernersville Fire Department, NC 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Longview Fire Department have?

Longview Fire Department has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 51% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,012 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #44 of 120 by personnel.

Does Longview Fire Department provide EMS services?

Longview Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Longview Fire Department operate?

Longview Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Longview Fire Department?

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

Has Longview Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Longview Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $908,543.88 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.