Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Pasadena Fire Department

Pasadena, CA · Los Angeles County. Pasadena Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 8 stations and 179 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.

179
Total personnel
8
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pasadena Fire Department pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the California average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+384%
vs. California average
8
stations
$1,008,597
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
Pasadena 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
22.4 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
179 personnel · 8 stations

Pasadena Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Pasadena, CA (Los Angeles County), with 8 stations and 179 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #288 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,008,597.

  • National personnel rank #288 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #28 of 721
  • 4.47 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 45 other listed departments in Los Angeles County

Pasadena Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

179 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 19145 · Pasadena Fire Department, CA 179 personnel · 8 stations

PERS-MID · STA-MULTI · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 179
  • STA-MULTI 8 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #288
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rockville Volunte…
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+ 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
PAID
Location
Pasadena, CA
FDID
19145

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2023)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-09382 $319,380
2014 EMW2013FO01198 $689,217

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Pasadena Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #28 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #288 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 384% above the state average
Stations
8
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Pasadena Fire Department is 2.4% of Los Angeles County roster mass

The county lists 71 departments totaling 7,350 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.47 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (8 stations / 179 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, MD (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 179 personnel

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

Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, MD 179 Salisbury Fire Department, MD 180 South Amboy Fire Department - Independence Engine and Hose, NJ 180 Trenton Fire and Emergency Services Rescue 1, NJ 180 City of Bayonne Fire Department, NJ 180 Reedy Creek Emergency Services, FL 180 Abilene Fire Department, TX 178 Naval Air Station Whiting Field Fire Department, FL 178

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pasadena Fire Department have?

Pasadena Fire Department has 179 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 384% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #288 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #28 of 721 by personnel.

Does Pasadena Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pasadena Fire Department operate?

Pasadena Fire Department operates 8 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pasadena Fire Department?

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

Has Pasadena Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pasadena Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,008,597 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2023 (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 California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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