Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Oroville Fire Department

Oroville, CA · Butte County. Oroville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 50 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.

50
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Oroville Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 18%
national personnel size
+35%
vs. California average
1
station
$1,583,232
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
85/100
Oroville 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 A
50 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 B
$31,665 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
50 personnel · 1 station

Oroville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Oroville, CA (Butte County), with 1 station and 50 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,998 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,583,232.

  • National personnel rank #3,998 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #200 of 721
  • 2.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Butte County

Oroville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

50 Top 18% higher than 82% 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 04020 · Oroville Fire Department, CA 50 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 50
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,998
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Audubon
  • FEMA-MID $1.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Audubon Fire Department, NJ (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY PAID
Location
Oroville, CA
FDID
04020

FEMA Grant History

$1.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2018)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00414 $493,681.24
2014 EMW2013FH00091 $814,232
2013 EMW2012FO06615 $275,319

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Oroville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #200 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,998 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 35% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Butte County

County mix is mostly volunteer (5 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

2.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 50 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Audubon Fire Department, NJ (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Butte County Fire Department
Biggs · volunteer
Butte County Fire Department
Chico · volunteer
Chico Fire Department
Chico · career
El Medio Fire Department
Oroville · volunteer
Paradise Fire Department
Paradise · volunteer
All CA departments →

Nationwide career peers near 50 personnel

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

Audubon Fire Department, NJ 50 Shine Rural Fire and Rescue Association Incorporated, NC 50 Chenango Bridge Fire Company Incorporated, NY 50 Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department, AL 50 Bainbridge Public Safety Department, GA 50 DE Pere Fire and Rescue, WI 50 Thomasville Fire Department, NC 50 Carrollton Fire Department, GA 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Oroville Fire Department have?

Oroville Fire Department has 50 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,998 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #200 of 721 by personnel.

Does Oroville Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Oroville Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Oroville Fire Department operate?

Oroville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Oroville Fire Department?

Oroville Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Butte County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Oroville Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Oroville Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,583,232.24 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.