Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Mid-Coast Fire Brigade

Carmel, CA · Monterey County. Mid-Coast Fire Brigade is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 17 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.

17
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mid-Coast Fire Brigade pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the California average.

14th pct.
national personnel size
-54%
vs. California average
1
station

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
28/100
Mid-Coast Fire Brigade

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
17 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
17 personnel · 1 station

Mid-Coast Fire Brigade is a Volunteer department serving Carmel, CA (Monterey County), with 1 station and 17 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,215 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,215 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #583 of 721
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Monterey County

Mid-Coast Fire Brigade vs. the national personnel distribution

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

17 Top 86% higher than 14% 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 27910 · Mid-Coast Fire Brigade, CA 17 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 17
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,215
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mangum
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mangum Fire Department, OK (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Carmel, CA
FDID
27910

Staffing vs the California average

How Mid-Coast Fire Brigade's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #583 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,215 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 54% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Mid-Coast Fire Brigade is 1.9% of Monterey County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 901 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 17 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mangum Fire Department, OK (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 17 personnel

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

Mangum Fire Department, OK 17 Marquette Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 17 Worthington-Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, IN 17 Bramwell Volunteer Fire Department, WV 17 Placid Lake Volunteer Fire Department, FL 17 Nogal Volunteer Fire Department, NM 17 Weldon Fire Department, IA 17 Deer Creek Volunteer Fire Department, OK 17

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mid-Coast Fire Brigade have?

Mid-Coast Fire Brigade has 17 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 54% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,215 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #583 of 721 by personnel.

Does Mid-Coast Fire Brigade provide EMS services?

Yes, Mid-Coast Fire Brigade provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Mid-Coast Fire Brigade operate?

Mid-Coast Fire Brigade operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mid-Coast Fire Brigade?

Mid-Coast Fire Brigade is a Volunteer department serving Monterey County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.