Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services

Paso Robles, CA · San Luis Obispo County. Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department, 3 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
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the California average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-41%
vs. California average
3
stations
$2,782,774
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
49/100
Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services

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
7.3 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
$126,490 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
22 personnel · 3 stations

Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving Paso Robles, CA (San Luis Obispo County), with 3 stations and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,879 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $2,782,774.

  • National personnel rank #15,879 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #495 of 721
  • 13.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in San Luis Obispo County

Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services 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 40050 · Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services, CA 22 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,879
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Plainview Communi…
  • FEMA-MID $2.8M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Plainview Community Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+ 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
MOSTLY PAID
Location
Paso Robles, CA
FDID
40050

FEMA Grant History

$2.8M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2019)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-01687 $1,146,370.45
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00492 $1,238,751.95
2015 EMW2014FO05402 $397,652

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #495 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,879 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 41% below the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster fringe

Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services is 4.9% of San Luis Obispo County roster mass

The county lists 22 departments totaling 450 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 77% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

13.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Plainview Community Volunteer Fire Department, LA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Arroyo Grande Fire Department
Arroyo Grande · career
Atascadero City Fire Department
Atascadero · career
California Mens Colony Fire Department
San Luis Obispo · career
Cambria Fire Department
Cambria · 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 CA department.

Plainview Community Volunteer Fire Department, LA 22 Courtdale Volunteer Hose Company, PA 22 Madden Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, MS 22 Bradford City Fire Department - Central, PA 22 Hebron Fire Department, OH 22 Pine Bluff Arsenal-Dod, AR 22 West Columbia Fire Department, SC 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services have?

Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% below the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,879 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #495 of 721 by personnel.

Does Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services provide EMS services?

Yes, Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services operate?

Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services?

Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services is a Career (Paid) department serving San Luis Obispo County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services received federal grants?

Yes, Paso Robles Department of Emergency Services has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $2,782,774.4 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.