Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Pasco Fire Department

Pasco, WA · Franklin County. Pasco Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 45 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.

45
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Pasco Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Washington average.

Top 22%
national personnel size
+22%
vs. Washington average
3
stations
$6,556,222
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
57/100
Pasco 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 D
15 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
$145,694 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
45 personnel · 3 stations

Pasco Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Pasco, WA (Franklin County), with 3 stations and 45 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,959 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $6,556,222.

  • National personnel rank #4,959 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #53 of 120
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in Franklin County

Pasco Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

45 Top 22% higher than 78% 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 11M02 · Pasco Fire Department, WA 45 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 45
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,959
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Beach Park
  • FEMA-HEAVY $6.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Beach Park Fire Department, IL (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY PAID PROVIDERS
Location
Pasco, WA
FDID
11M02

FEMA Grant History

$6.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-00232 $5,045,817.3
2019 EMW-2019-FG-00849 $416,018
2017 EMW2016FH00428 $1,094,387

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

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Pasco Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #53 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,959 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 22% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster weight

Pasco Fire Department carries 26.6% of Franklin County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (169 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 45 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Beach Park Fire Department, IL (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Connell Fire Department
Connell · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 45 personnel

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

Beach Park Fire Department, IL 45 Blue Hill Volunteer Fire Department, ME 45 Bonner Springs Fire Department, KS 45 Camden Fire Department, ME 45 Naval Surface Warfare Center Fire and Emergency-Dod, MD 45 Eufaula Fire and Rescue - Central Station, AL 45 Shelbyville Fire Department, TN 45 Liberty Fire Department, MO 45

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pasco Fire Department have?

Pasco Fire Department has 45 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 22% above the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,959 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #53 of 120 by personnel.

Does Pasco Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Pasco Fire Department operate?

Pasco Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Pasco Fire Department?

Pasco Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Franklin County, WA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Pasco Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Pasco Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $6,556,222.3 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.