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Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department

Palm Beach Shores, FL · Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Florida average.

27th pct.
national personnel size
-25%
vs. Florida average
1
station
$15,344,105
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
68/100
Palm Beach Shores Volunteer 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
21 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment A
$730,672 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
21 personnel · 1 station

Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Palm Beach Shores, FL (Palm Beach County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,443 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $15,344,105.

  • National personnel rank #16,443 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #245 of 352
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Palm Beach County

Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 73% higher than 27% 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 06222 · Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department, FL 21 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-HEAVY · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #16,443
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Newaygo Fire Dist…
  • FEMA-HEAVY $15.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Newaygo Fire District, MI (+ 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 FL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Palm Beach Shores, FL
FDID
06222

FEMA Grant History

$15.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2016–2022)
5
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FF-00029 $8,091,024.93
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00908 $5,044,428
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00794 $711,956
2020 EMW-2020-FG-00759 $897,556
2016 EMW2015FO00691 $599,140

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #245 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,443 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 25% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department is 0.9% of Palm Beach County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 2,408 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 96% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Newaygo Fire District, MI (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 21 personnel

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

Newaygo Fire District, MI 21 Vienna Fire Protection District, MO 21 Mount Olive Fire Protection District, AL 21 Sylacauga Fire Department, AL 21 Milan Volunteer Fire Department, NM 21 Salem District Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NC 21 Long Hill Volunteer Fire Department, NY 21 Cayuga Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NY 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department have?

Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% below the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,443 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #245 of 352 by personnel.

Does Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department?

Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Palm Beach County, FL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Palm Beach Shores Volunteer Fire Department has received 5 FEMA grants totaling $15,344,104.93 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.