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Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department

Olivehurst, CA · Yuba County. Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
-27%
vs. California average
1
station
$1,460,238
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
74/100
Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department

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
27 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
$54,083 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Olivehurst, CA (Yuba County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,219 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,460,238.

  • National personnel rank #12,219 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #421 of 721
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 10 other listed departments in Yuba County

Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 58015 · Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department, CA 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,219
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Middle Falls
  • FEMA-MID $1.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Middle Falls Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Olivehurst, CA
FDID
58015

FEMA Grant History

$1.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2016)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2014FH00585 $621,600
2013 EMW2012FH00615 $838,638

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #421 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,219 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 27% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster geometry

Yuba County HIFLD mix around Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department

Yuba County: 13 departments, 174 personnel (8 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 92% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Middle Falls Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

Middle Falls Fire Department, NY 27 Riverdale Fire Services, UT 27 Brentford Fire Department, SD 27 Johnsonville Fire Department, WI 27 Parkers Prairie Fire Department, MN 27 Henning Volunteer Fire Department, MN 27 Rib Lake Volunteer Fire Department, WI 27 Montrose Fire and Rescue, IA 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department have?

Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 27% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,219 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #421 of 721 by personnel.

Does Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department operate?

Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department?

Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yuba County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Olivehurst Public Utility District Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,460,238 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2016 (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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