Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District

Wasco, OR · Sherman County. North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 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.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Oregon average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-48%
vs. Oregon 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
14/100
North Sherman County Rural 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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Wasco, OR (Sherman County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,168 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,168 of 22,440
  • OR personnel rank #213 of 237
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Sherman County

North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 00479 · North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District, OR 13 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #21,168
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mindenmines Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mindenmines Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Wasco, OR
FDID
00479

Staffing vs the Oregon average

How North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Oregon. In-state it ranks #213 of 237 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,168 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 48% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
42
OR departments
465

County roster weight

North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District carries 31.0% of Sherman County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (42 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 80% of the county count. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mindenmines Volunteer Fire Department, MO (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

South Sherman Fire Protection District
Grass Valley · volunteer
All OR departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Mindenmines Volunteer Fire Department, MO 13 Tri-County Volunteer Fire Department, MI 13 Allgood Volunteer Fire Department, AL 13 Midfield Fire Department, AL 13 Campo Volunteer Fire Department, CO 13 Springfield Fire Department, CO 13 Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District have?

North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% below the Oregon average of 25 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,168 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within OR, it ranks #213 of 237 by personnel.

Does North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

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

North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

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

North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Sherman County, OR. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Oregon?

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

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