Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Mill Valley Fire Department

Mill Valley, CA · Marin County. Mill Valley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mill Valley Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the California average.

Top 35%
national personnel size
-5%
vs. California average
2
stations
$183,809
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
25/100
Mill Valley 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 D
17.5 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 F
$5,252 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 2 stations

Mill Valley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Mill Valley, CA (Marin County), with 2 stations and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,952 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $183,809.

  • National personnel rank #7,952 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #320 of 721
  • 5.71 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Marin County

Mill Valley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 35% higher than 65% 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 21040 · Mill Valley Fire Department, CA 35 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,952
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Indian Lake Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $184K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
PAID
Location
Mill Valley, CA
FDID
21040

FEMA Grant History

$184K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FO05772 $183,809

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Mill Valley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #320 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,952 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 5% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Mill Valley Fire Department is 4.9% of Marin County roster mass

The county lists 28 departments totaling 719 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.71 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bolinas Fire Protection District
Bolinas · volunteer
Corte Madera Fire Department
Corte Madera · career
Inverness Volunteer Fire Department
Inverness · volunteer
Marinwood Fire Department
San Rafael · career
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Nationwide career peers near 35 personnel

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

Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department, NY 35 Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, NJ 35 McGehee Fire and Emergency Medical Services, AR 35 Hall Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, ID 35 Piedmont Park Fire Department, SC 35 Taylors Fire Department, SC 35 Broadview Heights Fire Department, OH 35 Van Buren Fire Department, AR 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mill Valley Fire Department have?

Mill Valley Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 5% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,952 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #320 of 721 by personnel.

Does Mill Valley Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mill Valley Fire Department operate?

Mill Valley Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mill Valley Fire Department?

Mill Valley Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Marin County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Mill Valley Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mill Valley Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $183,809 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2014.

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.