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North County Fire Authority

Brisbane, CA · San Mateo County. North County Fire Authority is a fire department, 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

North County Fire Authority pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the California average.

7th pct.
national personnel size
-62%
vs. California average
1
station

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
18/100
North County Fire Authority

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 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
14 personnel · 1 station

North County Fire Authority is a fire department serving Brisbane, CA (San Mateo County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,849 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,849 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #644 of 721
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 22 other listed departments in San Mateo County

North County Fire Authority vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 41010 · North County Fire Authority, CA 14 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #20,849
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hilliard Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every CA department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Brisbane, CA
FDID
41010

Staffing vs the California average

How North County Fire Authority's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #644 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,849 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 62% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

North County Fire Authority is 1.7% of San Mateo County roster mass

The county lists 29 departments totaling 826 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department, FL (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Belmont-San Carlos Fire Department
San Carlos · career
Central County Fire Department
Hillsborough · other
Central County Fire Department
Burlingame · career
City of San Mateo Fire Department
San Mateo · career
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Nationwide departments near 14 personnel

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

Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department, FL 14 Midland Volunteer Fire Department, SC 14 Whitesboro Fire Department, OK 14 Marshall Volunteer Fire Department, OK 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North County Fire Authority have?

North County Fire Authority has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 62% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,849 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #644 of 721 by personnel.

Does North County Fire Authority provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for North County Fire Authority in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does North County Fire Authority operate?

North County Fire Authority operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is North County Fire Authority?

North County Fire Authority is a fire department serving San Mateo County, CA.

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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