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Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District

Mammoth Lakes, CA · Mono County. Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 71 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.

71
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the California average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+92%
vs. California average
2
stations
$918,311
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
48/100
Mammoth Lakes 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 B
35.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness F
0.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$12,934 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
71 personnel · 2 stations

Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Mammoth Lakes, CA (Mono County), with 2 stations and 71 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,859 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $918,311.

  • National personnel rank #1,859 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #121 of 721
  • 2.82 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Mono County

Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

71 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 26030 · Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District, CA 71 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 71
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,859
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Union City Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $918K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Union City Volunteer Fire Department, 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
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Ambulances
1
FDID
26030

FEMA Grant History

$918K
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2015)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FV01940 $584,911
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0879 $333,400

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #121 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,859 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 92% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Mono County HIFLD mix around Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District

Mono County: 14 departments, 298 personnel (11 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 93% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.82 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 71 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Union City Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bridgeport Fire Department
Bridgeport · volunteer
Chalfant Valley Fire Department
Bishop · volunteer
June Lake Fire Protection District
June Lake · volunteer
Lee Vining Volunteer Fire Department
Lee Vining · volunteer
Long Valley Fire Protection District
Mammoth Lakes · volunteer
Mono City Fire Protection District
Lee Vining · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 71 personnel

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

Union City Volunteer Fire Department, PA 71 LA Fargeville Fire Department, NY 71 Lake City Fire Department, SC 71 Little Miami Joint Fire and Rescue District, OH 71 Zachary Fire and Rescue, LA 71 City of Weirton Fire Department, WV 71 Kendall Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 71 Manning Fire Department, SC 71

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District have?

Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District has 71 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 92% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,859 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #121 of 721 by personnel.

Does Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District operate?

Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District?

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

Has Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $918,311 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.