Department profile

Career (Paid)

Midway Fire District

Gulf Breeze, FL · Santa Rosa County. Midway Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 33 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

33
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Midway Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Florida average.

Top 39%
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Florida average
2
stations
$1,342,532
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
53/100
Midway Fire 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 D
16.5 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 A
$40,683 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
33 personnel · 2 stations

Midway Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Gulf Breeze, FL (Santa Rosa County), with 2 stations and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,781 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,342,532.

  • National personnel rank #8,781 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #154 of 352
  • 6.06 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Santa Rosa County

Midway Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 33101 · Midway Fire District, FL 33 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,781
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Paw Paw Volunteer…
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Paw Paw Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, WV (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Gulf Breeze, FL
FDID
33101

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2019)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00631 $983,502
2013 EMW2012FH00800 $359,030

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Midway Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #154 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,781 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Midway Fire District is 7.9% of Santa Rosa County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 416 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 50% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.06 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Paw Paw Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, WV (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Gulf Breeze Fire Department
Gulf Breeze · volunteer
All FL departments →

Nationwide career peers near 33 personnel

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

Paw Paw Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company, WV 33 City of Antigo Fire Department, WI 33 Richwood Volunteer Fire Department, WV 33 Mullins Fire and Rescue, SC 33 Placer County Fire Department, CA 33 Ocean Springs Fire Department - James a Murray Senior Station, MS 33 San Manuel Fire Department, CA 33 Borrego Springs Fire Protection District, CA 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Midway Fire District have?

Midway Fire District has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,781 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #154 of 352 by personnel.

Does Midway Fire District provide EMS services?

Midway Fire District 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 Midway Fire District operate?

Midway Fire District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Midway Fire District?

Midway Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Santa Rosa County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Midway Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Midway Fire District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,342,532 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.