Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Paradise Fire Protection District

Bishop, CA · Mono County. Paradise Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Paradise Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

35th pct.
national personnel size
-35%
vs. California average
1
station

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
51/100
Paradise Fire Protection District

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
24 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
24 personnel · 1 station

Paradise Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Bishop, CA (Mono County), with 1 station and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,674 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,674 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #469 of 721
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Mono County

Paradise Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 26042 · Paradise Fire Protection District, CA 24 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,674
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hurley Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hurley Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Bishop, CA
FDID
26042

Staffing vs the California average

How Paradise Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #469 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,674 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Paradise Fire Protection District is 8.1% of Mono County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 298 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 93% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hurley Volunteer Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Bridgeport Fire Department
Bridgeport · volunteer
Chalfant Valley Fire Department
Bishop · volunteer
June Lake Fire Protection District
June Lake · volunteer
Lee Vining Volunteer Fire Department
Lee Vining · volunteer
Long Valley Fire Protection District
Mammoth Lakes · volunteer
Mammoth Lakes Fire Protection District
Mammoth Lakes · volunteer
All CA departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Hurley Volunteer Fire Department, WI 24 Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 24 Ashley Fire Department / Ashley Rural Fire Department, ND 24 Princeton Fire Territory Fire, IN 24 White River-Hazleton Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24 Valier Volunteer Fire Department, MT 24 Fountain Lake Fire Department, AR 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Paradise Fire Protection District have?

Paradise Fire Protection District has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,674 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #469 of 721 by personnel.

Does Paradise Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Paradise Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Paradise Fire Protection District operate?

Paradise Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Paradise Fire Protection District?

Paradise Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Mono County, CA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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.