Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Monroe County Fire and Rescue

Marathon, FL · Monroe County. Monroe County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 7 stations and 224 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.

224
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Monroe County Fire and Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+700%
vs. Florida average
7
stations
$5,664,704
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
73/100
Monroe County Fire and Rescue

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
32 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 B
$25,289 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
224 personnel · 7 stations

Monroe County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Marathon, FL (Monroe County), with 7 stations and 224 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #186 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $5,664,704.

  • National personnel rank #186 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #16 of 352
  • 3.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 14 other listed departments in Monroe County

Monroe County Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

224 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 38000 · Monroe County Fire and Rescue, FL 224 personnel · 7 stations

PERS-LARGE · STA-MULTI · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-LARGE 224
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #186
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fall River
  • FEMA-HEAVY $5.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fall River Fire Department, MA (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Marathon, FL
FDID
38000

FEMA Grant History

$5.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2008–2020)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FF-01440 $5,665,104
2008 EMW2007FF01214 $-400

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Monroe County Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #16 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #186 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 700% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Monroe County Fire and Rescue carries 36.3% of Monroe County HIFLD personnel

Among 17 listed departments (617 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 35% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 224 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fall River Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 224 personnel

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

Fall River Fire Department, MA 224 Haverstraw Fire Department - Rescue Hook and Ladder 1, NY 225 Nyack Fire Department - Nyack Fire Patrol Incorporated, NY 225 Lafayette Fire Department, LA 223 Patchogue Fire Department, NY 225 Pleasure Ridge Park Fire District, KY 225 Hempstead Fire Department, NY 227 Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department, VA 220

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Monroe County Fire and Rescue have?

Monroe County Fire and Rescue has 224 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 700% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #186 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #16 of 352 by personnel.

Does Monroe County Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Monroe County Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Monroe County Fire and Rescue operate?

Monroe County Fire and Rescue operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Monroe County Fire and Rescue?

Monroe County Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Monroe County, FL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Monroe County Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Monroe County Fire and Rescue has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $5,664,704 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2008–2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

How many fire departments are in Florida?

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

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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