Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Mount Vernon Fire Department

Mount Vernon, WA · Skagit County. Mount Vernon Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 64 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.

64
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mount Vernon Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount well above the Washington average.

Top 10%
national personnel size
+73%
vs. Washington average
3
stations
$330,477
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
32/100
Mount Vernon 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 C
21.3 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
$5,164 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
64 personnel · 3 stations

Mount Vernon Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Mount Vernon, WA (Skagit County), with 3 stations and 64 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,323 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $330,477.

  • National personnel rank #2,323 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #29 of 120
  • 4.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Skagit County

Mount Vernon Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

64 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 29M07 · Mount Vernon Fire Department, WA 64 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 64
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,323
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Belfast Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $330K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Belfast Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY PAID PROVIDERS
Location
Mount Vernon, WA
FDID
29M07

FEMA Grant History

$330K
Cumulative funding (FY2014)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2014 EMW2013FR00496 $330,477

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Mount Vernon Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #29 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,323 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 73% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Skagit County

County mix is mostly volunteer (12 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 64 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Belfast Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Anacortes Fire Department
Anacortes · career
Burlington Fire Department
Burlington · volunteer
Hamilton Fire Department
Hamilton · volunteer
LA Conner Fire Department
Mount Vernon · volunteer
Sedro Woolley Fire Department
Sedro Woolley · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 64 personnel

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

Belfast Volunteer Fire Department, ME 64 Calumet City Fire Department, IL 64 Fairbury Fire Department, IL 64 Fulton Fire Protection District, IL 64 Georgetown Fire Department, TX 64 Huntley Fire Protection District, IL 64 Beaver Dam Volunteer Fire Department, NC 64 Selma Fire Department, AL 64

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mount Vernon Fire Department have?

Mount Vernon Fire Department has 64 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 73% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,323 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #29 of 120 by personnel.

Does Mount Vernon Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mount Vernon Fire Department operate?

Mount Vernon Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Mount Vernon Fire Department?

Mount Vernon Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Skagit County, WA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Mount Vernon Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mount Vernon Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $330,477 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 Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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