Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Panama City Beach Fire Department

Panama City Beach, FL · Bay County. Panama City Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Panama City Beach Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Florida average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-21%
vs. Florida average
2
stations
$1,217,049
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
46/100
Panama City Beach 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 F
11 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
$55,320 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 2 stations

Panama City Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Panama City Beach, FL (Bay County), with 2 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,876 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,217,049.

  • National personnel rank #15,876 of 22,440
  • FL personnel rank #234 of 352
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 22 other listed departments in Bay County

Panama City Beach Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 23012 · Panama City Beach Fire Department, FL 22 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,876
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Beaverfork Volunt…
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+ 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
Panama City Beach, FL
FDID
23012

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2007–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-07683 $497,619.04
2014 EMW2013FR00460 $719,432
2007 EMW2006FF03932 $-2

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

Staffing vs the Florida average

How Panama City Beach Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Florida. In-state it ranks #234 of 352 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,876 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 21% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
206
FL departments
758

County roster fringe

Panama City Beach Fire Department is 9.5% of Bay County roster mass

The county lists 25 departments totaling 232 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 48% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department, AR (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Airport Fire Department
Panama City · other
Bay County Fire Rescue
Panama City · other
Callaway Fire Department
Callaway · career
Hiland Park Fire Department
Panama City · other
Lynn Haven Fire Department
Lynn Haven · career
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Nationwide career peers near 22 personnel

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

Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department, AR 22 Browntown Jordan Cadiz Fire Department, WI 22 Chester Heights Fire Company, PA 22 East Bridgewater Fire Department, MA 22 Genoa Township Fire Department, OH 22 California Correctional Center / High Desert State Prison Fire Department, CA 22 Noble Fire Department, OK 22 West Columbia Fire Department, SC 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Panama City Beach Fire Department have?

Panama City Beach Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% below the Florida average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,876 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within FL, it ranks #234 of 352 by personnel.

Does Panama City Beach Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Panama City Beach Fire Department operate?

Panama City Beach Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Panama City Beach Fire Department?

Panama City Beach Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bay County, FL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Panama City Beach Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Panama City Beach Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,217,049.04 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2007–2023 (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.