Department profile

Career (Paid)

North County Fire Protection District

Fallbrook, CA · San Diego County. North County Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 107 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

107
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

North County Fire Protection District pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+189%
vs. California average
6
stations
$2,356,073
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
48/100
North County Fire Protection 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 D
17.8 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 B
$22,019 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
107 personnel · 6 stations

North County Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Fallbrook, CA (San Diego County), with 6 stations and 107 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #814 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,356,073.

  • National personnel rank #814 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #63 of 721
  • 5.61 stations per 100 personnel
  • 63 other listed departments in San Diego County

North County Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

107 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 37075 · North County Fire Protection District, CA 107 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 107
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #814
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Uniontown
  • FEMA-MID $2.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Uniontown 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
PAID
Location
Fallbrook, CA
FDID
37075

FEMA Grant History

$2.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2023)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-06884 $445,454.54
2017 EMW2016FV00657 $186,488
2016 EMW2014FH00261 $1,088,258
2016 EMW2015FF00287 $635,872

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

Staffing vs the California average

How North County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #63 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #814 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 189% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

North County Fire Protection District is 2.9% of San Diego County roster mass

The county lists 83 departments totaling 3,721 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.61 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 107 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Barona Fire Protection District
Lakeside · career
Borrego Springs Fire Protection District
Borrego Springs · career
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Nationwide career peers near 107 personnel

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

Uniontown Fire Department, PA 107 Valley Chemical Fire Company, PA 107 Boonton Fire Department - South Boonton Firehouse, NJ 107 Tamarac Fire and Rescue, FL 107 Greenacres Department of Public Safety, FL 107 Port Arthur Fire Department - Central Station, TX 107 City of Fort Myers Fire and Rescue, FL 106 Rockdale County Fire Department, GA 106

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North County Fire Protection District have?

North County Fire Protection District has 107 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 189% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #814 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #63 of 721 by personnel.

Does North County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

North County Fire Protection District is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does North County Fire Protection District operate?

North County Fire Protection District operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is North County Fire Protection District?

North County Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving San Diego County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has North County Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, North County Fire Protection District has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $2,356,072.54 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.