Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Norco Fire Department

Norco, CA · Riverside County. Norco Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 29 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.

29
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Norco Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

Top 50%
national personnel size
-22%
vs. California average
2
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
19/100
Norco 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 F
14.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
29 personnel · 2 stations

Norco Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Norco, CA (Riverside County), with 2 stations and 29 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,147 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,147 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #381 of 721
  • 6.90 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Riverside County

Norco Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

29 Top 50% higher than 50% 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 33060 · Norco Fire Department, CA 29 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 29
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,147
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Plymouth Voluntee…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Plymouth Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Norco, CA
FDID
33060

Staffing vs the California average

How Norco Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #381 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,147 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 22% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Norco Fire Department is 0.9% of Riverside County roster mass

The county lists 39 departments totaling 3,195 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.90 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 29 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Plymouth Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Blythe Fire Department
Blythe · volunteer
Cathedral City Fire Department
Cathedral City · career
City of Riverside Fire Department
Riverside · career
Corona Fire Department
Corona · career
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Nationwide career peers near 29 personnel

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

Plymouth Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NE 29 Alexandria Fire Department and First Responders, SD 29 Borodino Fire Department, NY 29 Delphi Falls Fire Department, NY 29 151 Ces/Cef Utah Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, UT 29 Ruidoso Fire Department, NM 29 Guthrie Fire and Emergency Medical Services, OK 29 Crestview Fire Department, FL 29

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Norco Fire Department have?

Norco Fire Department has 29 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,147 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #381 of 721 by personnel.

Does Norco Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Norco Fire Department operate?

Norco Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Norco Fire Department?

Norco Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Riverside 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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