Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County

Castroville, CA · Monterey County. North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 56 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.

56
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the California average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+51%
vs. California average
3
stations
$2,211,193
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
57/100
North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County

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
18.7 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 A
$39,486 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
56 personnel · 3 stations

North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County is a Career (Paid) department serving Castroville, CA (Monterey County), with 3 stations and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,024 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,211,193.

  • National personnel rank #3,024 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #167 of 721
  • 5.36 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 29 other listed departments in Monterey County

North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County vs. the national personnel distribution

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

56 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 27025 · North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County, CA 56 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,024
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hot Springs
  • FEMA-MID $2.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hot Springs Fire Department, SD (+ 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
Castroville, CA
FDID
27025

FEMA Grant History

$2.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2016)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FH00220 $1,022,039
2010 EMW-2010-FO-0650 $727,904
2010 EMW-2010-FH-0061 $461,250

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

Staffing vs the California average

How North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #167 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,024 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 51% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County is 6.2% of Monterey County roster mass

The county lists 35 departments totaling 901 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.36 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hot Springs Fire Department, SD (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 56 personnel

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

Hot Springs Fire Department, SD 56 Southbridge Fire Department, MA 56 Middleton Rural Fire District, ID 56 Winchester Fire Emergency Medical Services, KY 56 Greeneville Fire Department, TN 56 Scituate Fire Department, MA 56 Hingham Fire Department, MA 56 Ashland Fire Department, KY 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County have?

North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 51% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,024 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #167 of 721 by personnel.

Does North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County provide EMS services?

Yes, North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

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

North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County operates 3 fire stations.

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

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

Has North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County received federal grants?

Yes, North County Fire Protection District of Monterey County has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $2,211,193 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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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