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Northshore Fire Protection District

Upper Lake, CA · Lake County. Northshore Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Northshore Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+19%
vs. California average
1
station
$1,080,604
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
71/100
Northshore 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 A
44 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness C
2 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
44 personnel · 1 station

Northshore Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Upper Lake, CA (Lake County), with 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,168 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,080,604.

  • National personnel rank #5,168 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #243 of 721
  • 2.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Lake County

Northshore Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 17045 · Northshore Fire Protection District, CA 44 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,168
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tullahoma
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tullahoma Fire Department, TN (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Upper Lake, CA
Ambulances
2
FDID
17045

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06245 $886,532
2015 EMW2014FV00799 $194,072

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Northshore Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #243 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,168 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Lake County HIFLD mix around Northshore Fire Protection District

Lake County: 14 departments, 306 personnel (8 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 86% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tullahoma Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Tullahoma Fire Department, TN 44 Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department, FL 44 Southern Jackson Volunteer Fire Department, WV 44 Abbs Valley-Boissevain Fire Department, VA 44 Egg Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, WI 44 Hensonville Hose Company, NY 44 Eden Volunteer Fire Department, WI 44 Mine Run Volunteer Fire Company, VA 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northshore Fire Protection District have?

Northshore Fire Protection District has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,168 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #243 of 721 by personnel.

Does Northshore Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Northshore Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Northshore Fire Protection District operate?

Northshore Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Northshore Fire Protection District?

Northshore Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Lake County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Northshore Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Northshore Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,080,604 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.