Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Okeechobee County Fire Rescue

Okeechobee, FL · Okeechobee County. Okeechobee County Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Okeechobee County Fire Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Florida average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Florida average
1
station
$220,364
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Okeechobee County Fire 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 A
56 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
56 personnel · 1 station

Okeechobee County Fire Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Okeechobee, FL (Okeechobee County), with 1 station and 56 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,029 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $220,364.

  • National personnel rank #3,029 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #88 of 352
  • 1.79 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Okeechobee County

Okeechobee County Fire Rescue 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 57012 · Okeechobee County Fire Rescue, FL 56 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 56
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,029
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Roy City Fire and…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $220K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Roy City Fire and Rescue, UT (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Okeechobee, FL
FDID
57012

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-17019 $220,364

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Okeechobee County Fire Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #88 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,029 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster weight

Okeechobee County Fire Rescue carries 74.7% of Okeechobee County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (75 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 0% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.79 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 56 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Roy City Fire and Rescue, UT (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

City of Okeechobee Fire Department
Okeechobee · career
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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 FL department.

Roy City Fire and Rescue, UT 56 Chestertown Volunteer Fire Department, NY 56 Huber Heights Fire Department, OH 56 East Grand Forks Fire Department, MN 56 City of Brandon Fire Department, MS 56 Pearl Fire Department, MS 56 Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District, CA 56 Dixon Fire Department, CA 56

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Okeechobee County Fire Rescue have?

Okeechobee County Fire Rescue has 56 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,029 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #88 of 352 by personnel.

Does Okeechobee County Fire Rescue provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Okeechobee County Fire Rescue operate?

Okeechobee County Fire Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Okeechobee County Fire Rescue?

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

Has Okeechobee County Fire Rescue received federal grants?

Yes, Okeechobee County Fire Rescue has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $220,364 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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.