Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Melbourne Fire Department

Melbourne, FL · Brevard County. Melbourne Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 172 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.

172
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Melbourne Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+514%
vs. Florida average
8
stations
$3,900,845
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
43/100
Melbourne 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 C
21.5 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
172 personnel · 8 stations

Melbourne Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Melbourne, FL (Brevard County), with 8 stations and 172 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #313 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,900,845.

  • National personnel rank #313 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #23 of 352
  • 4.65 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Brevard County

Melbourne Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

172 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 19072 · Melbourne Fire Department, FL 172 personnel · 8 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 172
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #313
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ City of Warren
  • FEMA-MID $3.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: City of Warren Fire Department, MI (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Melbourne, FL
FDID
19072

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2022)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-00868 $3,317,959.56
2014 EMW2013FO03681 $582,885

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Melbourne Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #23 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #313 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 514% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster geometry

Brevard County HIFLD mix around Melbourne Fire Department

Brevard County: 26 departments, 743 personnel (6 volunteer / 7 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 69% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.65 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 172 roster).

Photo-finish peer: City of Warren Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Brevard County Fire Rescue
Palm Bay · other
Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Department
Cape Canaveral · volunteer
Cocoa Beach Fire Department
Cocoa Beach · career
Cocoa Fire Department
Cocoa · other
Indialantic Fire and Rescue
Indialantic · other
Indialantic Volunteer Fire Department
Indialantic · volunteer
Indian Harbour Beach Fire Department
Indian Harbour Beach · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 172 personnel

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

City of Warren Fire Department, MI 172 Spring Volunteer Fire Department, TX 172 Madison County Fire Department, TN 172 Cheyenne Fire and Rescue, WY 171 Erie Fire Department Central Station, PA 171 Canton Fire Department, OH 173 Gulfport Fire Department - Central, MS 174 San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, CA 174

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Melbourne Fire Department have?

Melbourne Fire Department has 172 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 514% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #313 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #23 of 352 by personnel.

Does Melbourne Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Melbourne Fire Department operate?

Melbourne Fire Department operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Melbourne Fire Department?

Melbourne Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Brevard County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Melbourne Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Melbourne Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $3,900,844.56 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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