Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District

Grass Valley, CA · Nevada County. Nevada County Consolidated Fire District is a Career (Paid) department, 12 stations and 76 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.

76
Total personnel
12
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 7%
national personnel size
+105%
vs. California average
12
stations
$229,120
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
5/100
Nevada County Consolidated 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 F
6.3 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
76 personnel · 12 stations

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Grass Valley, CA (Nevada County), with 12 stations and 76 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,631 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $229,120.

  • National personnel rank #1,631 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #111 of 721
  • 15.79 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Nevada County

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

76 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 29015 · Nevada County Consolidated Fire District, CA 76 personnel · 12 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 76
  • STA-MULTI 12 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,631
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Waynesboro
  • FEMA-LIGHT $229K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Waynesboro Fire Department, PA (+ 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
MOSTLY PAID
Location
Grass Valley, CA
FDID
29015

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2010)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0878 $229,120

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Nevada County Consolidated Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #111 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,631 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 105% above the state average
Stations
12
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County staffing outlier

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

County mix is mostly volunteer (8 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

15.79 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (12 stations / 76 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Waynesboro Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Graniteville Volunteer Fire Company
Nevada City · volunteer
Grass Valley Fire Department
Grass Valley · career
North San Juan Fire Protection District
Nevada City · volunteer
North San Juan Fire Protection District
North San Juan · other
Ophir Hill Fire Protection District
Grass Valley · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 76 personnel

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

Waynesboro Fire Department, PA 76 Plymouth Fire Department, MN 76 Findlay Fire Department, OH 76 Rapids Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, NY 76 Olive Branch Fire Department, MS 76 Hallandale Beach Fire Rescue, FL 76 Bentonville Fire Department, AR 76 Carson City Fire Department, NV 76

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Nevada County Consolidated Fire District have?

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District has 76 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 105% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,631 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #111 of 721 by personnel.

Does Nevada County Consolidated Fire District provide EMS services?

Yes, Nevada County Consolidated Fire District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Nevada County Consolidated Fire District operate?

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District operates 12 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Nevada County Consolidated Fire District?

Nevada County Consolidated Fire District is a Career (Paid) department serving Nevada County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Nevada County Consolidated Fire District received federal grants?

Yes, Nevada County Consolidated Fire District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $229,120 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2010.

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.