Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Moraga-Orinda Fire District

Orinda, CA · Contra Costa County. Moraga-Orinda Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 93 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.

93
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Moraga-Orinda Fire District pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 5%
national personnel size
+151%
vs. California average
5
stations

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
34/100
Moraga-Orinda 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
18.6 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
93 personnel · 5 stations

Moraga-Orinda Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Orinda, CA (Contra Costa County), with 5 stations and 93 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,099 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #1,099 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #78 of 721
  • 5.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Contra Costa County

Moraga-Orinda Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

93 Top 5% higher than 95% 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 07060 · Moraga-Orinda Fire District, CA 93 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 93
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,099
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Liberty Township
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Liberty Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
Orinda, CA
FDID
07060

Staffing vs the California average

How Moraga-Orinda Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #78 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,099 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 151% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Moraga-Orinda Fire District is 7.1% of Contra Costa County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 1,307 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 93 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Liberty Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 93 personnel

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

Liberty Township Fire Department, OH 93 Clinton Township Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services, MI 93 Reade Township Fire Company, PA 93 Berlin-Mill Creek-Zionsville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 93 Chelsea Fire Department, MA 93 Springdale Fire Department, AR 93 Petersburg Fire Rescue and Emergency Services, VA 93 Apopka Fire Department, FL 92

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Moraga-Orinda Fire District have?

Moraga-Orinda Fire District has 93 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 151% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,099 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #78 of 721 by personnel.

Does Moraga-Orinda Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Moraga-Orinda Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Moraga-Orinda Fire District operate?

Moraga-Orinda Fire District operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Moraga-Orinda Fire District?

Moraga-Orinda Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Contra Costa County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

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