Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

North Bend Fire

North Bend, OR · Coos County. North Bend Fire is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 72 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.

72
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North Bend Fire pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Oregon average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+188%
vs. Oregon average
1
station
$282,514
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
58/100
North Bend Fire

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 A
72 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
$3,924 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
72 personnel · 1 station

North Bend Fire is a Volunteer department serving North Bend, OR (Coos County), with 1 station and 72 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,808 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $282,514.

  • National personnel rank #1,808 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #25 of 237
  • 1.39 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Coos County

North Bend Fire vs. the national personnel distribution

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

72 Top 8% higher than 92% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 00262 · North Bend Fire, OR 72 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 72
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,808
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mukilteo
  • FEMA-LIGHT $283K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mukilteo Fire Department, WA (+ 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 OR department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
North Bend, OR
FDID
00262

FEMA Grant History

$283K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-08277 $282,514.28

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

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How North Bend Fire's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #25 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,808 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 188% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster geometry

Coos County HIFLD mix around North Bend Fire

Coos County: 26 departments, 383 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 46% of departments. County / state rollup.

1.39 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 72 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mukilteo Fire Department, WA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bridge Rural Fire
Myrtle Point · other
Coos Bay Fire Department - Central
Coos Bay · volunteer
Coquille Fire and Rescue
Coquille · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 72 personnel

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

Mukilteo Fire Department, WA 72 Glen Carbon Fire Department, IL 72 Lockport Township Fire and Ambulance District, IL 72 Oak Park Fire Department, IL 72 Osage Beach Fire Protection District, MO 72 Clio Area Fire Department, MI 72 Ridgefield Fire Department, CT 72 Hacks Point Fire Company, MD 72

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Bend Fire have?

North Bend Fire has 72 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 188% above the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,808 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #25 of 237 by personnel.

Does North Bend Fire provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does North Bend Fire operate?

North Bend Fire operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is North Bend Fire?

North Bend Fire is a Volunteer department serving Coos County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has North Bend Fire received federal grants?

Yes, North Bend Fire has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $282,514.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

Oregon has 465 fire departments with 11,854 total personnel. 52% 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.