Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Ocala Fire and Rescue

Ocala, FL · Marion County. Ocala Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 6 stations and 146 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.

146
Total personnel
6
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Ocala Fire and Rescue pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 2%
national personnel size
+421%
vs. Florida average
6
stations
$1,868,689
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
52/100
Ocala Fire and Rescue

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 C
24.3 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
146 personnel · 6 stations

Ocala Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Ocala, FL (Marion County), with 6 stations and 146 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #438 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,868,689.

  • National personnel rank #438 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #32 of 352
  • 4.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 3 other listed departments in Marion County

Ocala Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

146 Top 2% higher than 98% 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 14062 · Ocala Fire and Rescue, FL 146 personnel · 6 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 146
  • STA-MULTI 6 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #438
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Southern Stone Co…
  • FEMA-MID $1.9M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, MO (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Ocala, FL
FDID
14062

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2010–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-03654 $357,570.9
2021 EMW-2021-FG-06074 $346,500
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00255 $411,714.18
2011 EMW-2011-FO-1009 $399,520
2011 EMW2010FH01126 $-12,532
2010 EMW-2010-FH-0112 $365,916

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Ocala Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #32 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #438 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 421% above the state average
Stations
6
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Ocala Fire and Rescue carries 86.4% of Marion County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (169 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 17% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (6 stations / 146 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, MO (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Dunnellon City Fire Department
Dunnellon · other
Marion County Fire Rescue
Salt Springs · other
Rainbow Lakes Estates Fire Department
Dunnellon · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 146 personnel

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

Southern Stone County Fire Protection District, MO 146 Pennsauken Fire Department, NJ 146 Westminster Fire Department, CO 146 Gorham Fire Rescue - Central Station, ME 146 North Charleston Fire Department, SC 147 Newport Beach Fire Department, CA 145 Lawrence Township Fire Department / Castleton, IN 147 Davenport Fire Department Prevention Bureau - Central Station, IA 145

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Ocala Fire and Rescue have?

Ocala Fire and Rescue has 146 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 421% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #438 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #32 of 352 by personnel.

Does Ocala Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Ocala Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Ocala Fire and Rescue operate?

Ocala Fire and Rescue operates 6 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Ocala Fire and Rescue?

Ocala Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Marion County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Ocala Fire and Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Ocala Fire and Rescue has received 6 FEMA grants totaling $1,868,689.08 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2010–2023 (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 Florida?

Florida has 758 fire departments with 21,048 total personnel. 24% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.